Repair ZIL-5301

To remove the longitudinal and transverse steering rods, you need to unpin the nuts securing the ball joints of the longitudinal rod to the pitman arm and the upper steering arm, remove the bolts from the pitman arm hole and disconnect the rod from the pitman arm

Possible faults of the ZIL-5301 steering

Cause of fault (Remedy)

The car does not hold the road well:

Adjusting the tension of the differential bearings and monitoring the lateral clearance in the engagement of the main gear

The lateral clearance in the engagement of the main gear, which has increased due to wear of the teeth, is not reduced by adjustment, because this leads to a disruption of engagement and, as a consequence, to increased wear of the teeth, increased noise or breakage of the teeth

ZIL-5301 vehicles and its modifications are equipped with an alternating current generator mod. 2022.3701, ZIL buses are equipped with an alternating current generator mod. 3882.3701

Reinforced version of the ZIL-5301 clutch

Since April 2001, a reinforced version of the clutch has been installed on vehicles.

The damper part of the driven disk has been reinforced: the damper springs are vulcanized with rubber and look like a rubber cylinder

Before starting work, the car should be cleaned of dirt and washed.

To remove the front axle from the car, you need to lift the car and install stands under the front axle beam, unscrew the wheel mounting nuts and remove them.