Removal and installation of the GAZ-3110 steering linkage
Put the parking brake on.
Install rear wheel chocks.
Raise and support the front of the car.
Remove cotter pin 1, unscrew nut 2 and press tie rod ball joint pin 3 out of swing arm 4.
Remove the cotter pin 1, unscrew the nut 2 and press the ball joint pin of the steering rod 7 out of the bipod rod 6.
Remove the cotter pin 5, unscrew the nut 4 and press the end of the rod 6 of the bipod from the pin of the ball joint of the pendulum lever 3.
In the same way, press the ball joint pin out of the bipod from the other end of the bipod rod.
Remove the two mounting bolts and remove the swing arm from the steering knuckle
Inspection and defect detection
Carefully examine the details of the steering trapezoid.
Worn and deformed parts cannot be repaired and must be replaced.
Check the adjusting tube clamps.
If the distance "a" between the ears of tightened clamps is less than 1 mm, such clamps must be replaced.
Installation
Install the steering linkage in the reverse order of removal.
At the same time, the bolts securing the swing arm to the steering knuckle and the nuts of the ball pin are tightened with a torque of 40–50 Nm (4.0–5.0 kgf m).
To align the slot of the ball stud nut with the cotter pin hole, the nut only needs to be tightened no more than one slot.
The nuts for fastening the adjusting tubes of the steering rods are tightened with a torque of 15–18 Nm (1.5–1.8 kgf m).
When installing new tie rod ends, turn the steering wheel to the straight ahead position.
Loosen the tie bolts of 1 clamps.
Then, by changing the length of the left side rod using the adjusting tube
set the left wheel to the position of driving the car in a straight line.
In order to rotate the adjusting tube, insert the barb 3 into its hole.
Adjust the wheel alignment by changing the length of the right side link using the adjusting tube.
The ears of the clamps must lie in the same plane and point in the same direction.
The clamp bolts of the clamps are tightened with a torque of 15–18 Nm (1.5–1.8 kgf m), their heads must also be directed in one direction.
