Dacia Pick-Up 1304/1305/1307. Service manual - part 101

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During the vehicle exploitation, the body may suffer different distortions, that lead many times

to the wheels setting angles change, body elements breakage, vibrations or even mechanical
parts wear.

   In these conditions, before performing the vehicle body reparation, some checking is
necessary:

Visual checking  -  consisting in the examination of the mechanics elements attachments

and of the distortions that occur in the damaged areas.

Checking with the bar (control gauge)  – consisting in comparing the measurements

done in symmetric points.

CHECKING OF THE LONGITUDINAL GIRDERS POSITION

The checking of the longitudinal  girders position consist in comparing the measurements

done on symmetric points.

The checking of   B – B’ , H – H’ points is affecting the mechanical part of the half-front

axles and of the rear axle. Certainly, the distances between the points must be equal, as
follows: BB’ = HH’.

The checking of A,F,F’ , A’ points is affecting the centering of removable parts of the

body.

The distances between the points must be equals, as follows: AF = A’F’.

COLLISION DIAGNOSIS

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 COLLISION DIAGNOSIS

CHECKING WITH THE BAR GAUGE

CENTRAL PART CHECKING

It is performed in the purpose to establish if one of the distortions is not affecting this

part, from which the checking starts.

The checking points are  : Holes A – F – F’ – A’ and consequently H – H’ and B – B’.

                               FRONT LONGITUDINAL GIRDERS CHECKING

Checking points are: B – B’ for lower longitudinal girders and G – G’ for upper

longitudinal girders.

Lower longitudinal girders:

Compare the diagonal distance  A – B’ with

diagonal A’ – B.

Upper longitudinal girders:

Compare the diagonal distance  F –  G’ with

the diagonal F’ – G .

H

F’

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 COLLISION DIAGNOSIS

REAR LONGITUDINAL GIRDERS CHECKING

The checking points are C – C’ , H – H’, D – D’ and E – E’. Compare the A’ –  H

diagonals, continuos line with A – H’ diagonal  broken line and the A’ –  C  diagonal
continuos line with   A – C’ diagonal broken line.

These four holes being closest to the rear axle, must be first checked. Compare diagonals

H’ – D and H’ – E continuos line with diagonals H – D’ and H – E’ straight line.

FLOOR FRAME CHECKING

NOTE: The values  marked * are for Dacia 1307.

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BODY CHECKING/ STRAIGHTENING BENCH

TYPE CELETTE

For checking, straightening or repairing the DACIA vehicles bodies, the use of the

CELLETTE bench is recommended.

The checking / straightening bench type CELETTE  ( service code CAR 500 ) is

composed of:

-CAR 501 ( 1 mobile bench with four wheels, four parts for vehicle anchoring, one

traction arm of 10 t, type “ CAIMAN “).

-CAR 502  - set modular cross bars;
-CAR 503  - 22 towers MZ;
-CAR 504  - set accessories for traction;
-CAR 505  - set of specific supports for DACIA Bl, Bk.;
-CAR 506 - set of specific supports  for DACIA 1304, 1307 CAR 507 -  set of

specific supports forDACIA NOVA.

1. CAR 501

The mobile bench (1) is provided with four anchoring parts (2) - (fig 1), which can be

used when a body checking / straightening operation is performed.

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2

(  fig.1 )