PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND
ADJUSTMENT ......................................... 8-1
Owner’s manual and tool kit ................. 8-5
Periodic maintenance chart for the
emission control system ..................... 8-7
General maintenance and lubrication
chart ................................................... 8-8
Hood ................................................... 8-17
Console .............................................. 8-21
Engine oil and oil filter cartridge ......... 8-25
Final gear oil ....................................... 8-39
Differential gear oil ............................. 8-47
Coolant ............................................... 8-53
Axle boots........................................... 8-57
Spark plug inspection ......................... 8-59
Cleaning the air filter element............. 8-65
Drive select lever box check hose ...... 8-77
V-belt cooling duct check hose........... 8-77
V-belt case drain plug......................... 8-79
Cleaning the spark arrester ................ 8-81
Valve clearance .................................. 8-83
Brakes ................................................ 8-85
Checking the front and rear brake
pads ................................................. 8-87
Checking the parking brake pads ....... 8-89
Checking the brake fluid level ............ 8-91
Brake fluid replacement...................... 8-95
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Checking the brake pedal .................. 8-95
Parking brake lever free play
adjustment ....................................... 8-97
Brake light switch adjustment .......... 8-101
Cable inspection and lubrication ...... 8-103
Brake pedal and accelerator pedal
lubrication ...................................... 8-105
Rear knuckle upper and lower pivot
lubrication ...................................... 8-107
Steering shaft lubrication ................. 8-111
Wheel removal ................................. 8-111
Tire replacement .............................. 8-113
Wheel installation ............................. 8-115
Battery.............................................. 8-119
Jump-starting ................................... 8-129
Fuse replacement ............................ 8-135
Replacing a headlight bulb............... 8-141
Headlight beam adjustment ............. 8-147
Tail/brake light bulb replacement ..... 8-149
Troubleshooting ............................... 8-155
Troubleshooting charts .................... 8-157
CLEANING AND STORAGE ................... 9-1
A. Cleaning .......................................... 9-1
B. Storage ............................................ 9-7
SPECIFICATIONS................................. 10-1
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8-97 a. Parking brake lever free play
a. Garde du levier de frein de stationnement
a. Holgura de la palanca del freno de estacionamiento
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Parking brake lever free play adjustment
Periodically check the parking brake lever free
play and adjust it if necessary.
1. Shift the drive select lever into low gear “L”.
2. Remove the seats. (See page 4-39 for seat
removal and installation procedures.)
3. Remove the console. (See pages 8-21–8-23
for console removal and installation proce-
dures.)
4. Check the parking brake lever free play. The
maximum free play is equal to one click of the
parking brake lever. If necessary, adjust the
free play as follows.
5. The parking brake lever must be released
when checking and adjusting the parking
brake lever free play.
6. Loosen the locknut.
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