How To Use This Manual; Scope Of Maintenance. Repair And Servicing Explanations; Definition Of Terms; Indication Of Tightening Torque - Mitsubishi Eclipse Workshop Manual

GENERAL
- How
to
Use This Manual
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HOW
TO
USE
SCOPE OF
MAINTENANCE,
REPAIR
AND
SERVICING EXPLANATIONS
This manual provides explanations, etc. concern-
ing
procedures
for the
inspection,
maintenance,
repair and servicing
of the
subject model.
Note,
however, that
for engine and transmission-related
component parts,
this
manual covers
only
on-
vehicle inspections, adjustments, and the removal
and installation procedures for major components.
For detailed information concerning
the
inspec-
tion, checking, adjustment, disassembly and
reas-
sembly
of
the
engine, transmission
and
major
components after they have been removed from
the vehicle, please refer
to the
separate manuals
covering the engine and the
transmission.
SERVICE
ADJUSTMENT
PROCEDURES
"Service adjustment procedures"
are procedures
for
performing inspections and adjustments of
particularly important locations
with
regard
to
the
construction and
for
maintenance and
servicing,
but other inspections (for
looseness, play, crack-
ing, damage, etc.) must also be
performed.
INSPECTION
Under
this title are
presented inspection
and
checking procedures
to
be performed by
using
special tools and measuring instruments and
by
feeling, but, for actual maintenance and servicing
procedures, visual inspections should
always
be
performed as well,
THIS
MANUAL
DEFINITION OF
TERMS
STANDARD VALUE
Indicates
the
value used
as the
standard for
judging
the
quality
of a
part
or
assembly
on
inspection
or
the
value
to
which the
part
or
assembly is corrected and adjusted.
lt is given by
tolerance.
LIMIT
Shows
the
standard
for
judging
the quality
of
a
part or
assembly
on
inspection and means the
maximum or minimum value within which the part
or
assembly
must
be
kept
functionally
or
in
strength.
lt
is a
value
established outside the
range
of
standard
value.
REFERENCE VALUE
Indicates the adjustment value prior to starting the
work (presented
in order to facilitate assembly and
adjustment procedures, and so they can be
corn-
pleted in a
shorter
time).
CAUTION
Indicates
the presentation of
information particu-
larly vital to the worker during the performance of
maintenance and servicing procedures in order
to
avoid
the possibility of
injury
to
the worker,
or
damage
to
component parts, or a
reduction of
component
or
vehicle function or
performance,
etc.
INDICATION OF TIGHTENING
TOROUE
The
central value of the allowable range
is described
as the tightening torque. The
allowable range
is
tlOo/o variance from the centralvalue.
Horarwer, the
range is described in the following
cases.
(11 The allowable range is *10% or
lees
variance
from the central
value.
(2) The specially provided bolt
or
similar is
to
be
used.
(3) The special tightening method is
to
be
used.
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MODEL INDICATIONS
The
following abbreviations are used in this manual for classification of model
types.
2WD:
Indicates the front wheel-drive
vehicles.
4WD:
Indicates
the
4
wheel-drive vehicles.
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Co?por.tion
Apr. 1991
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