SCOPE OF MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND SERVICING EXPLANATIONS
This manual describes the procedures of "removal, installation, disassembly, assembly,
inspection, and adjustment."
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE
As for the on-vehicle service, inspections only of the parts which are important due to
the structure and service reasons are described. Regardless of the description, inspect for
other contents (slack, looseness, crack, damage, etc.).
INSPECTION
Inspections using special tools or measuring tools are instructed. Explanation of the
general operations such as the visual check and reusable part cleaning are omitted here, however,
those must be performed in actual operation.
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. It 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. It 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 completed in a shorter time).
DANGER, WARNING, AND CAUTION
DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION call special attention to a necessary action or to an action
that must be avoided. The differences among DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION are as follows:
If a DANGER is not followed, the result is severe bodily harm or even death.
If a WARNING is not followed, the result could be bodily injury.
If a CAUTION is not followed, the result could be damage to the vehicle, vehicle
components or service equipment.
TIGHTENING TORQUE INDICATION
Tightening torques (units: N·m) are set to take into account the central value
and the allowable tolerance. The central value is the target value, and the allowable tolerance
provides the checking range for tightening torques. If bolts and nuts are not provided with
tightening torques, refer to .
MODEL INDICATIONS
The following abbreviations are used in this manual for identification of model types. M/TIndicates the manual transmission.2WDIndicates the 2-wheel drive vehicles.A/CIndicates the air conditioner.
