
Workshop manual
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GENERAL INFORMATION
It is necessary to follow certain safety and maintenance rules when doing repair work on vehicles.
Here are some of the most important:
SAFETY
- Do not smoke or cause sparks or ames in the work area. Petrol is extremely ammable and can be explosive under certain condions.
- Use appropriate cleaning products for each task, making sure that they are approved.
- Wear eye protecon whenever using electric tools such as drills, sanders or recers.
- Use a protecve cream on the hands before starng disassembly work to protect the skin from infecons and make subsequent cleaning
easier. Make sure hands are not slippery.
- Remember that prolonged contact of engine oil with the skin may be harmful to health.
- Keep loose clothing away from moving parts.
- Do not wear rings, wristwatches, etc., while performing tasks on the engine, especially the electrical system.
- Keep the work area dy to prevent tripping over objects le on the oor.
- Do not allow oils, grease or other uids to remain on the oor of the work area as they are a slipping hazard.
- Use appropriate tools to compress or decompress springs to prevent them from violently recoiling.
- Take special precauons to avoid breathing dust from parts containing asbestos (e.g. clutch discs), as this product is extremely harmful to
health.
- Avoid breathing vapours from petrol or cleaning uids, as these can be extremely toxic. Make sure that the work area is venlated.
MAINTENANCE
- Always use original GG spare parts and lubricants recommended by the manufacturer. Non-original spare parts can damage the engine.
- Only use tools specically designed for this vehicle.
- Always replace gaskets, seals and O-rings during servicing and assembly.
- Aer disassembly, clean the components with non-ammable solvents.
- Lubricate all work surfaces prior to assembly, excluding conical couplings.
- Apply oil to all pairs of parts and bearings during assembly.
- Only use tools with metric measurements during disassembling, servicing and assembling operaons. Metric screws, nuts and bolts are
not interchangeable with connecng elements with English measurements.
- All surfaces that receive gaskets, seals and O-rings must be cleaned with special care.
- Carefully examine all retaining rings prior to assembly and replace any deformed ones. Always replace piston pin retaining rings aer each
use.
- Aer assembly, check that all components have been properly ed and that all mechanisms work correctly.
GENERAL TIGHTENING TORQUES
The following table species ghtening torques for nuts or screws with ISO threads.
Tightening torques for special components or assemblies are indicated in the respecve repair processes of this manual.
To prevent deformaon, ghten the assemblies with several nuts or screws progressively and in a diagonal or alternang sequence unl
the specied torque is reached.
Threads have to be clean and dry to apply the ghtening torques described below. Components should be at room temperature.