suspension DATSUN PICK-UP 1977 Owner's Guide

Condition

Wheel
wobbles

Unevenly
or

excessively
worn

tire

Tire

squeals
Wheel
and
Tire

TROUBLE
DIAGNOSES
AND
CORRECTIONS

Probable

cause

Improper
tire

pressure

Damaged
tire

or
distorted
wheel

rim

Unbalanced
wheel

Loose
wheel
nuts

Worn
or

damaged
wheel

bearing
or
excessive

play
of
wheel

bearing

Improper
front
wheel

alignment

Worn

or
damaged
ball

joint

Excessive

steering
linkage

play
or
worn

steering

linkage

Loose

steering
linkage
connection

Broken

suspension
spring

Damaged
shock

absorber

Improper
tire

rotation

Improper
tire

pressure

Unbalanced
wheel

Improperly
adjusted
brake

Improper
wheel

alignment

Excessively
distorted
or

improperly
installed

suspension
link

High
speed
on

curves

Sudden
start

and

improper
speed
due
to

rapid
acceleration

or

improper
brake

ap

plication

Improper
tire

pressure

Improper
front
wheel

alignment

Distorted
knuckle
or

suspension
link

WT
5
Corrective
action

Measure
and

adjust

Repair
or

replace

Balance

Tighten

Correct

play
or

replace
wheel

bearing

Align

Replace

Adjust
Or

replace

Tighten
nuts
to
rated

torque
or

replace

worn

parts
if

any

Replace

Replace

Conduct
tire

rotation

periodically

Measure
and

adjust

Balance

or

replace

Adjust

Align

Repair

replace
or
if

necessary
reinstall

Reduce

speed

Follow
correct
and

proper
driving
manner

Measure
and

adjust

Align

Repair
or

replace

STEERING
SYSTEM

TROUBLE
DIAGNOSES
AND
CORRECTIONS

Condition

Steering
wheel
moves

heavily

Steering
wheel
turns

but

sluggishly

Vehicle

pulls
to
one

side
Probable
cause

Wheel

alignment
out
of

specifications
or
air

pressure
in
tires

too
low

Steering

linkage
out
of

adjustment

Steering
column
out
of

alignment

Wheels
out
of

alignment
or
air

pressure
in

tires

too
low

Damaged
steering
linkage

Wheels
out

of

proper
alignment

Wheel

bearing
out
of

adjustment

Damaged

steering
linkage

ST
9
Corrective
action

Align
or

inflate
tires

to
correct

pressure

Adjust
and

see
relative

topic
under
Front

Suspension

Repair

Repair
or
inflate
tires

to
correct
air

pressure

Replace
and
see
relative

topic
under
Front

Suspension

Align

Adjust

Replace
and

see
relative

topic
under
Front

Suspension

Body
Frame

INTERIOR
TRIM

AND
CENTER
CONSOLE

HEADLINING

DESCRIPTION

The

headlining
assembly
is
of
a

suspension
type
which
is
held
in

place

ct

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

REMOVAL

1
Remove
two
inside
rearview
mir

ror

attaching
screws
and
detach
rear

view
mirror

2
Remove
three
sun
visor

attaching

screws
and
detach
sun
visor

3

Remove
two
assist

rail

attaching

screws
and

detach
assist

rail

4

Remove
room

lamp

5

Open
doors
and
remove

body
side

welts
on
each
side

6
Remove
windshield

glass
and

weatherstrip

7

Remove
back
window
and
weath

erstrip

8
Remove

garnish
securing
the
end

of

headlining
to
rear

pillar
by
listing
wires

The

design
is

quite

similar
to
that
used
in
a

passenger
car

A

BF648A

Fig
BF
43
Headlining

CD
r
h
i

r

J

I

I

I

II

CID

BF661

1

Headlining
cloth
4

Door

glass

2

Clip

5

Back
window

glass

3
Garnish

Fig
BF
44

Removing
gami8h

9
Detach

all

cemented

edges
of

headlining
from

flanged
portion
of

roof

rail

10

Disengage

listing
wires
from
roof

rail

and
detach

headlining

INSTALLATION

I

Apply
adhesive
cement
to
the

outer
surface
of

flange
and

headlining

attaching
surface

evenly

8F
18
2

Install

listing
wires
in

place
on

roof
rail

3

First
attach
front

headlining
to

the

flanged
portion
of
roof
rail

Secondly
attach
the
rear

edges
of

headlining
in

place
while

pulling
the

headlining
material
to
avoid
wrinkles

4

Attach
the

right
and
left

edges
of

headlining
material
to

the

flanged
por

tions

using
care
to
avoid
wrinkles

5
Cut
excess

headlining
material
ex

cept
for
that
at
the

upper
areas
of

front
center
and
rear

pillars
not

covered

by
body
side
welt
The

edges

of

headlining
ma
terial
at
these

areas

should
be
so
cut
that
it
can
be
folded

properly
in

place

6
Install

garnish
on
the
extreme
end

of

headlining
at

rear

pillar

7
Drill
a

hole
in

headlining
where

room

lamp
is
located

Install
room

lamp

8

Install

body
side
welts

9
Install
windshield

glass

10
Install
back
window

glass

11

Install
assist

rail
sun
visor
and

inside
rearview
mirror

BACK
TRIM
AND

BACK

INSIDE

FINISHER

DELUXE
CAB

REMOVAL
AND

INSTALLATION

Back
trim

I
Move
floor

carpet
aside

2
Remove

four
bolts

attaching
back

trim

to
floor

3
Remove
five
trim

clips
and
detach

back
trim

4
Installation
is
the
reverse
order
of

removal

Back
Inside
finisher

I
Remove
seat
belt
retractor

2
Remove
five
trim

clips
and
detach

back

inside
fmisher

3
Installation
is
the
reverse
order
of

removal