Repair of VAZ-2121
The VAZ-21213 and its variants are off-road passenger cars. All wheels are permanently driven (non-disengageable all-wheel drive), and there is a center differential lock. The body is a monocoque, all-metal, welded unit. The engine is a four-cylinder, in-line, gasoline, four-stroke engine; the engine is mounted in the front, longitudinally. The VAZ-21213 is equipped with a 1.7-liter carbureted engine, the 21213 model, while the VAZ-21214 is equipped with a 21214 engine of the same displacement with multipoint fuel injection. (Previously, the VAZ-21214 was equipped with a 21214 engine with central fuel injection and a microprocessor-controlled ignition system.) The VAZ-21215 (sold for export) is equipped with a 1.9-liter XUD-9SD diesel engine from the Peugeot-Citroën concern.
VAZ-21214 vehicles are equipped with a three-component neutralizer emission control system.
The instrument panel is usually removed for body work, as well as for repairing the interior heater
We disconnect the main cylinder of the headlight hydraulic adjustment from the instrument panel to do this:
The bumpers are made of aluminum profile, the front wall of which is finished with a black rubber lining along the entire length of the bumper
The ends of the bumpers are covered with black plastic covers.
The body of the VAZ-2121 car is closed, load-bearing. The body is made of all metal and is the main load-bearing element of the car
Remove the door trim (see Removing the door trim)
Disconnect the lock release rod from the lock release roller.
Remove the door trim (see Removing the door trim)
Doors are removed for repair and replacement
Remove the door opening limiter
