2. All disassembled parts must be washed, all channels and openings must be blown out with compressed air.
3. Dry all parts with compressed air, never use cloths.
4. When using compressed air, do not direct the jet of air at yourself to prevent accidental contact with working fluid or kerosene on your face.
5. Clean parts only with recommended automatic transmission fluid or kerosene.
6. After cleaning, arrange the parts in the correct order for efficient inspection, repair, and reassembly.
7. When disassembling the valve body, store each valve with its corresponding spring.
8. Place new brake and clutch discs to be used for replacement in a container of working fluid for at least 15 minutes before reassembly.
9. Coat all O-rings, clutch discs and plates, rotating parts and friction surfaces with hydraulic fluid before reassembly.
10. Replace all gaskets and rubber o-rings with new ones.
11. Do not apply sealants to gaskets and similar parts.
12. Make sure the ends of the circlip do not fit into any of the cutouts and are seated correctly in the recess.
13. When replacing a worn bushing, also replace the subsystem containing this bushing.
14. Check thrust bearings and raceways for wear or damage. Replace if necessary.
15. Use Vaseline to hold the pieces together.
16. When working with a gasket material that is finally formed in the working position, you must follow the following procedure.
Using a blade and scraper, remove all old gasket material from the sealing surface.
Thoroughly clean all elements from the removed gasket material. Clean both sealing surfaces with a non-marking solvent.
Reassembly should be carried out within 10 minutes after applying the gasket material to the surface to be sealed. Otherwise, the gasket material must be removed and replaced with a new one.
Towing
In all cases, it is preferable to transport the car on a platform or tow it with the front wheels off.
At the same time, in exceptional cases, it is allowed to tow the car at a speed not exceeding 20 km/h and for a distance not exceeding 30 km (while the selector lever must be in position «N»).