Engine - Removal And Refitting - Vaz -21213 Repair Manual

Engine - removal and refitting
Put the vehicle on a lift or over an inspection pit and apply the
handbrake. Take out the spare wheel and its supporting pipe.
Disconnect the battery leads and withdraw the battery. Unbolt
and remove the bonnet.
To remove the air cleaner, disconnect its hoses, remove the
cover and filter element. Temporarily plug the carburettor.
Disconnect the throttle linkage and choke cable.
Disconnect the wires from the fuel cutoff solenoid, idle switch,
oil pressure sensor, coolant temperature sensor, ignition distribu-
tor, alternator and starter motor.
Drain coolant from the radiator, cylinder head and heater unit.
To do this, shift the heater tap control lever to the right, undo the
caps on the cylinder block left side and radiator right-hand fluid
cooler, screw instead the return hoses connectors, then undo the
caps of the expansion tank and radiator.
Separate the fan cowl halves and remove the fan blower
cowl. Disconnect the coolant supply and return hoses from the
engine. Undo two bolts retaining the radiator to the body, release
the top catch of the fan cowl, move the top radiator toward the
engine and withdraw the radiator from the engine bay complete
with the thermostat and associated hoses. Remove the fan cowl.
Fig. 2-3. Engine mounting unit:
1 - right-hand support bracket with rubber; 2 - left-hand support bracket; 3 - mounting rubber; 4 - cross-piece, rear mounting; 5 - bracket with rear mounting
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Undo the nuts holding the downpipe to exhaust manifold.
Detach the downpipe from the bracket on the transmission and
lower it down.
Slacken the clips, disconnect the hoses from the fuel pump and
secure the pump in the position that excludes any fuel leakage.
Detach the fuel return hose from the carburettor.
Release the clips and disconnect the hoses from the heater
manifolds, detach the brake servo hose from the intake pipe.
Use socket spanner 02.7812.9500 to unbolt the starter motor
from the clutch housing. Undo the bolts holding the clutch hous-
ing cover to the lower clutch. Using Ä.55035 undo the clutch bell-
housing to the cylinder block.
Hoist the beam íëé-3/379 and secure the engine right side
to the lifting yoke at the front exhaust manifold stud, while the left
side shall be secured through the clutch housing mounting hole.
Slightly tension the hoist, undo the nuts that retain front
engine mounting rubbers 3 (Fig.2-3) to the side brackets, undo
the nut and bolt holding the front axle housing to the engine
brackets. Disconnect the engine negative lead.
Lift out the engine, first raise its top in order to take the bolts
of the mounting rubber out of the bracket holes, then move the
engine forward in order to release the input shaft from the bear-
ing in the crankshaft flange.