Each car owner of Lada Kalina, sooner or later, will face the problem of failure and repair of the steering rack. Of course, experts and auto mechanics recommend changing this element, but not everyone can afford to buy this element, so repair is a way out.
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The video material will tell you how to repair the steering rack, give basic recommendations and assembly features.
Steering rack repair kit
Before proceeding with the repair of an element, it is necessary to accurately determine that it is the steering rack that has failed on the car. For this, there are indirect and direct signs that will indicate the detail. Of course, it is best to carry out diagnostics at a specialized car service, but you can try with your own hands, for example, tighten the steering rack, but here you need to proceed carefully.
So, let's consider the main signs of a malfunction of the steering rack:
When you turn the steering wheel, a knock appears under the hood.
Longitudinal rudder play.
Increased steering effort.
Oil spots under the machine.
Steering wheel sticking when cornering.
All these signs are direct in case of malfunction of the steering rack, which will be the first bells that the element needs to be diagnosed and repaired.
General view of the steering
There are not many reasons for the failure of the steering rack, but you need to know them. Timely maintenance, as well as diagnostics of the unit can extend the life of the element.
Consider the main causes of steering rack malfunctions:
Deterioration of the elements that make up the rail.
Accident damage when a wheel is struck.
Other reasons that led to the fact that the rake began to leak.
All these reasons become the reason for repairing the steering assembly.
In order to repair the steering rack, you need to know its design and the elements that make up it. Consider the node design diagram:
Steering rack diagram
Steering rack details: 1 - rack bushing ring; 2 - support sleeve of the rail; 3 - steering gear housing; 4 - roller bearing; 5 - drive gear; 6 - ball bearing; 7 - retaining ring; 8 - protective washer; 9 - a sealing ring; 10 - bearing nut; 11 - lock washer; 12 - anther; 13 - rail; 14 - protective cap; 15 - rail stop; 16 - sealing ring; 17 - retaining ring; 18 - stop nut; 19 - clamp; 20 - protective cover; 21 - inner tip of the tie rod; 22 - connecting plate; 23 - lock plate; 24 - bolt for fastening the rod to the rail; A - a mark on the boot; B - mark on the crankcase
For restoration work related to the steering rack, a repair kit is required. Usually, they cannot be found in specialized stores, and motorists, as a rule, go to the car market, where they can purchase a set of spare parts. For the price it is much cheaper than buying a new rail.
The steering rack repair kit can be purchased individually or as an assembly.
Repair kit for Ricardo steering rack
2110-3403090-11 is the catalog number of the complete steering gear repair kit for Lada Kalina. Separately, bushings and plastic inserts can be purchased, but it is not recommended, since the quality of the products may be different, and, accordingly, the wear on the left and right sides may differ.
When all the materials for repairing the steering rack have been collected and purchased, you can proceed directly to the repair operations.
Before starting, the entire steering rack must be cleaned. This can be done manually, but it is best to use a pressurized steam mechanism, which will remove dirt and dust from all elements efficiently without damaging the parts.
Now, we proceed to the sequential operations for repairing the steering rack:
We put the brake shoes under the rear wheels and remove the handbrake.
Putting the shoes under the wheels
Removing the coupling fixing bolt
We take out the cotter pins with pliers
Removing the tie rod ends with a hammer and crowbar
Disconnecting the EUR connector from the on-board network
Removing the steering rack mounts
Dismantle the steering rack through the wheel arch
We cut off the clamps of the anther using nippers
Dismantle the rack housing cover
We diagnose the condition of all products.The plastic and rubber parts will have to be replaced and a new boot and bearings are recommended.
Before assembly, it is necessary to clean all the parts, lubricate the rack and pinion shaft with lithol or other similar grease.
We start assembling:
Installing new bearings
We bring the marks on the crankcase and rail so that the steering wheel is level
We put on a new boot on the rail
Many car manufacturers do not recommend repairing the steering rack, but at the same time they produce repair kits. So, in the repair manual for AvtoVAZ, it is clearly stated that the failure of the VAZ 1117-1119 steering rack must be replaced with a new one.
Also, motorists and car steering repairmen recommend after repairing the steering rack, after 1000-1500 km of run, tighten the threaded connections that could loosen due to vibration.
Motorists recommend that maintenance of this unit should be carried out every 10,000 km. It includes a visual inspection for leaks, checking the condition of the anthers, and tightening the connections.
As experience shows, repairing the Lada Kalina steering rack with an electric power steering can really be done with your own hands. Of course, this procedure will take a day, maybe two. The main thing is not to rush and choose all the quality and correct parts. It is recommended to install new bearings, because even if there is no play, it is not known after how long it may appear.
Remove the steering rod support.
We unscrew the nut, striking the beard (right-hand thread).
Use a screwdriver to squeeze the two retainers of the sleeve located inside the pipe.
Remove the two rubber O-rings from the bushing.
Steering rack bushing (arrows indicate bushing retainers) .
If it is necessary to replace the nut, open it with pliers to remove the circlip.
We take out the rubber plug from the adjusting nut of the rail stop.
Unscrew the stop nut with a special “24” wrench with an external octagonal head.
We take out the stop spring.
... remove the O-ring.
By hitting the crankcase on a wooden block, we knock out the rail stop.
A rubber sealing ring is installed in the stop groove.
Remove the rubber ring from the crankcase that seals the hole for the steering gear on the bulkhead.
Remove the boot from the gear shaft.
Unscrew the two screws with a hexagon "6".
Remove the cage with thrust bearing rollers.
Remove the cover O-ring.
We take out the rack from the crankcase.
We press out the pinion shaft by clamping the shaft in a vice with soft metal jaws and pressing the crankcase up with a mounting blade.
We take out the gear shaft with the bearing from the crankcase.
... remove the bushing retaining ring.
We take out the pinion shaft sleeve assembly with a base plate.
If it is necessary to replace the needle bearing with a d = 4 mm drill, drill two diametrically located holes in the crankcase so that they go to the end of the needle bearing outer ring.
Through the drilled holes, we knock out the outer ring of the bearing from the crankcase with a rod of the appropriate diameter.
With a puller we press the ball bearing of the pinion shaft with the inner ring of the roller thrust bearing.
Using a puller, we press the inner ring of the needle bearing from the shaft.
Use a screwdriver to pry on and remove the gear shaft oil seal from the crankcase cover.
... with a scraper, remove the extruded metal in four places and take out the ring.
Then we put the crankcase on the bearing.
... and press on the crankcase with light hammer blows through a wooden block.
We press the gear shaft oil seal into the cover through the mandrel or the head flush with the end face of the cover.
Repair control rail on Lada Kalina in artisanal criteria - device, disassembly and adjustment
Hello, honored motorists! The happy owners of the new Lada Kalina do not even suspect that Such a small city car is fraught with a lot of secrets.
And suddenly, the venerable craftsmen of car services, for some unknown reason, began to deny owners a request for adjustment, in other words, if repairs are needed steering rack Kalina.
Judging from the descriptions in the special literature, the control rail Lada Kalina does not differ at all in design from all previous front-wheel drive VAZ developments.
What is the reason for this behavior? And another question that is imposed by the automatic machine: it is curious, for what reasons, on cars that have not even reached a small gap of time, it is already necessary to adjust the steering. Everything is in order.
The working parts of any, even the most reliable and most expensive car, inevitably deteriorate and need to be replaced. What to say about Russian economical models like Lada Kalina?
It has long been time to get used to the fact that repair is a common condition for such cars. Regarding the control mechanism, it should be noted that although it is similar, as well as on other models, the tightening of the control rail on Kalina is also done quite often, as well as on its brothers in the assembly flow.
To find out the reason for the need to tighten the control rail on Kalina, you should remember the control mechanism device:
the control wheel through the column and the flexible coupling transmits the rotational movement to the drive gear;
the gear, having a movable connection with the rack, transfers it a rotational movement and forces it to move;
the ends of the control rods are attached to the rail, which turn the wheels.
Elementary and simple device, just like in countless cars. In this whole structure there is a very small detail that can only be found from the inspection pit - this is a pressure spring, which regulates the force with which the rack is pressed against the gear.
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The spring is made of the type of a cone, but during the period of operation it rapidly loses its elasticity and the pressure force decreases. In this regard, it is necessary to clamp the spring harder in order to return the required force.
Facelift steering rack on Kalina it is done using a special key, but due to the design features of this particular model, the operation can be performed only by removing the rail from the machine.
Therefore, on services without hunting they take up this function. Work for 5 minutes, but with dismantling. fuss.
It is strongly recommended that all car owners make repairs. steering Kalina slats without the help of others, it is not so difficult, even more so if you need to tighten the spring for everything.
A knock on the control rail, in other words, an increase in the free wheeling of the control wheel on Kalina happens to be eliminated by turning a special key by 10-12 degrees, but in order to perform this one-second operation, the rail should be removed, adhering to this method:
the front of the car will fit suspended, which is done using a lift or by setting the car on the "tragus";
until your hands are dirty, unscrew the spline bolt of the control column in the cabin. It is not completely comfortable to do this, because the place is under the pedal unit;
removing the front wheels, unscrew the steering knuckle nuts and remove them;
preparation should also be carried out under the hood: remove the battery together with the platform and the heat reflector;
at the final step, we unscrew the nuts, clamping fasteners of the rail to the body and remove the last one into the light of a snow-white day.
Having clamped the rack cover in a vice, you should try to move the rack by the "mustache" to the right and to the left. If the free play is noticeable, in other words, the option to test tighten the spring nut, but already by more than 10 degrees, then you should again check for the presence of free play.
This function must be continued until the free play is lost. It should be kept in mind that if you overtighten the spring, the steering wheel will turn unrealistic.
If, during inspection (diagnostics) of the control rail, other malfunctions are revealed, then a full-scale repair Lada Kalina with the replacement of all failed parts. Fantasy, there is no shortage of repair kits for the Kalina control rail.
Electric, used in city cars, because under heavy loads, the electric motor often fails.
Mechanical, used in cars less and less.
Hydraulic, a hydraulic pump is placed on these rails, which makes it easier to turn the steering wheel.
Faults associated with the steering rack can be indicated by knocking when cornering, and the effort required to turn the steering wheel also increases.
It is rather difficult to check the condition of the steering rack due to its inaccessibility. To check the steering rack, you have to disassemble the entire steering gear.
Technologically, the repair of the Kalina steering rack differs little from the repair of this part on other VAZs. The necessary tools, if necessary, can be found in the repair kits of other VAZ models.
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It is necessary to unscrew the securing bolt of the spindle mechanism.
Having previously lifted the car on a jack. You need to remove the front wheels. It is also necessary to knock out the steering tips from the steering knuckles.
Next, using a ratchet, you need to unscrew the steering gear mounting nuts.
remove the battery and the platform from under it.
You need to unscrew the top nut on the heat reflecting plate, it is located near the passenger seat, behind the exhaust manifold. bend over the plate itself.
Let's immediately describe the process of installing the rail back:
Better, of course, to work together, in this case one presses the rack, and the second attaches it to the steering shaft flange. If you are unlucky enough to work alone, then it is recommended to add nuts to the body and press the rail with something.
When the splines of the shaft and the axle with the flange are aligned, you can start screwing the rail. A ratchet wrench is used in such cases, but do not use excessive force.
Next, we screw it to the traction rail, the bolts with which the traction is screwed must be tightened sufficiently. It is necessary to put on a lock plate on top to prevent the bolts from loosening.
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Leakage in the seals of the input shaft usually affects French and Japanese cars. It occurs due to corrosion of the stuffing box area.
This problem appears when water enters through the anthers of the rods.
Connectors often leak due to rubbing.
Due to the fact that the steering wheel remains in the center position most of the time, the vast majority of all loads fall on the center of the rack.
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Support sleeves are designed to centralize the shaft in the steering rack housing; when it wears out, the shaft starts knocking against the rack housing.
Over time, a sample forms on the surface of the biscuit and the gasket is erased. At the same time, the cracker begins to knock on the steering rack, dangling in its housing.
This effect is observed when the hydraulic fluid is dirty, inside the distributor, while grooves are formed.
There may be many reasons:
the grooves described above.
the Teflon ring on the piston could have burst.
wear of the working pair could have occurred on the pump.
the distributor torsion bar could break.
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Bad roads. The steering rack can break due to long-term driving on bad roads. When driving on bad roads, you need to be especially careful so that when you hit holes or bumps, the steering wheel is not in the extreme position. If you do not follow this rule, the steering rack very soon may start knocking .
It is possible to damage the steering rack by making sharp accelerations and decelerations, with the extreme position of the steering wheel.
Also, frequent collisions with curbs can lead to damage to the steering rack.
The main signs of a breakdown can be the knocking of the rail (in order to get rid of it, you can slow down), and a tight steering wheel (often in one direction) also indicates a malfunction.
To repair the rack, you will need a steering rack repair kit 2110. The main task is to replace the rack stop and bushing, this will get rid of backlash and rumble when overcoming small bumps.
For repairs, we need: the stop and the rail bushing, the rail stop O-ring, the stop nut. You will also need a center rib, it is very likely that you will need to change it.
The rack can be rusty or extremely dirty inside, in which case it must be rinsed with diesel fuel or gasoline.
When you assemble the rail, it will have to be actively lubricated, in this regard, it is better to buy lubricant in advance, preferably FIOL.
Having removed the rail, you need to cut off the clamps, the clamp of attachment to the body can not be removed, and the other is removed with an elastic band. You can also remove the gasket, which is located at the point of contact between the rail and the hole in the motor shield.
After that, we begin to try to unscrew the stop nut, while a good wrench will come in handy. Next, we take out the spring, as well as the rubber band, turn it over with the hole down and pound it on some piece of wood to get the stop itself.
Next, we take out the old steering rack bushing. To do this, you need to bend two protrusions, and with the help of a wire, pull the sleeve out of the body.
After you take out the rail, it must be rinsed; the same diesel fuel is suitable for this. Also, it must be cleaned of grease and dirt.
For perfect cleaning of the rail, it can be blown out. In this case, you need to turn the worm shaft. This will blow out the dirt from the back.
VIDEO After these procedures, you need to lubricate and collect everything. Lubricate the worm shaft by turning.
Next, we remove the bushing from the rail and insert it into the case, which has been lubricated in advance. Pay attention to the retaining lugs on the bushing.
It is necessary to tighten the bolt attaching the rods to the rail, place the body so that the bushing faces downward, and place the rail on it.
We are looking for the middle of the window in the rail body, it needs to be marked, we set the rail in the middle position. Make sure the center hole is opposite your mark.
Next, we grease everything abundantly and install a new stop, seal and spring, and tighten the stop nut.
Tighten the nut tightly with a wrench, after which, as in the instructions, set it in the opposite direction by 2 divisions. After installing the rack, the steering wheel may become "heavy", but this is temporary.
Putting everything back together, while trying not to leave unnecessary details.
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