Cardan shaft on Niva Chevrolet

Chevrolet Niva has a factory designation of the VAZ 2123. This car was conceived to change the morally obsolete model of VAZ 2121. However, both cars are produced today at the VAZ plant and each of them finds his buyer. In Chevrolet Niva Vaz 2123 more comfort for the driver and passengers. The oldest Niva VAZ 2121 better manifests itself on a serious off-road. In addition, she has a higher front sink, so it can storm a rather steep rise.

Both machines have a permanent four-wheel drive and reduction distribution. Constructively Chevrolet Niva VAZ 2123 and the usual Niva VAZ 2121 have many common nodes. Machines are quite simple in service, and the replacement of some details that have failed is not an unbearable task for the experienced motorist.

Today Chevrolet Niva VAZ 2123 is produced with modern additional equipment. In particular, they put on the car:

• Airbags;
• Power steering;
• Air conditioning.

In its price category, this car has practically no competitors with identical off-road potential. However, many scold a low-power engine that got from the model VAZ 2121. It was only slightly modified. This motor clearly lacks capacity. It is only 80 horsepower, which is not enough for modern standards for a compact city car, not to mention a full-fledged SUV. Hence the rather high consumption of gasoline. In addition, the economy negatively affects the fact that the four-wheel drive is permanent.

The quality assembly of Chevrolet Niva VAZ 2123 in recent years has improved significantly. Spare parts are always available, and services, ready to serve this car, abounding throughout the country.

Cardana components

VAZ 2123 or Chevrolet Niva, as well as its predecessor of VAZ 2121, has both rear and front cardan shaft. Both nodes are reliable enough. Cardan shaft of Chevrolet Niva consists of elements such as:

• Two crosses;
• Sliding fork;
• Seals and fastening parts.

Removing and installing rear cardan shaft

Before removing the rear cardan shaft Chevrolet Niva, it is necessary to install the gearbox lever to the neutral position and release the handbrake. In order to maintain the balancing of the cardan shaft after installing it back to the car, you need to tackle, paint or kerner, the position of the shaft body and the casket holder of the leading gear of the differential.

Before removing the bolts and clamps of the attachment of the rear end of the cardan shaft to the rear differential, it is necessary to mark the mutual arrangement of holders and crosses of the cardan hinge.

Intermediate stage passed. Now, to remove the cardan, unscrew the bolts and remove the hollow hinge clamps. So that the cardan shaft is not turned off at the time of weakening the flange bolts, it is necessary to turn the screwdriver through the creston holder. Attach the caps of needle bearings to the casket housing with a tape or insulating ribbon to avoid their fall when the drive shaft will be removed.

Lower the cardan shaft, namely, his back. After that, remove the cardan, or rather, his front is from the transfer box. Having removed the cardan, the cutter of the razdatki turn the usual polyethylene package. This is necessary to prevent the losses of the transmission fluid, as well as the prevention of contaminants of the internal elements of the removed cardan shaft.

By installing the cardan back to its place, you need to use the clamps of the holders of the cross. It is necessary to remove the polyethylene package with a transfer box and thoroughly wipe the released surface. Then the cardan shaft is introduced into the dispensing box. Next, take the cardan for the back and install it in its original position. At the same time it is necessary to monitor the settings of the settings. If they do not match, then turn the rear wheels and combine the flange marks of the lead gear and labels that are applied to the cardan. Remove the tape or insulating tape, which fastened the lids of bearings, and set new clamps, as well as bolts. So remove and install the cardan shaft.

How to remove the intermediate cardan?

The intermediate cardan is removed from the Chevrolet of the Niva for repair when the replacement of the crossbar is required, as well as when performing other operations, in case its presence on the car may interfere with successful operation. The car is drunk on a pit or aleacade. On the shurts there are four nuts of bolts of fastening them to the flange of the leading shaft of the dispensing. They are turned away. Then with the help of a small chisel and the hammer applies labels on the shurts. We mark the hinge housing of equal angular velocities and the flange of dispensing. Weaken the nuts of the fastening of the power unit supports and the small lomik shifts the unit for a couple of centimeters. After that, it will be possible to bring the stud, which has an intermediate hinge, from the flange holes. This is necessary to do.

Next, turn off the bolts nuts that fasten the elastic coupling to the flange of the secondary shaft of the gearbox. Then take these bolts from the landing sockets. If you can not remove them with bare hands, you can use the hammer. Now it is possible to remove the intermediate cardan shaft. Installing an intermediate cardan shaft on Chevrolet Niva VAZ 2123 in reverse order.