We remove the cylinder head to replace the gasket between the head and the cylinder block, as well as for repair

Preparing the car for the task

Draining the coolant from the engine cooling system

Remove the carburetor

Remove the intermediate lever with the carburetor control rods

Disconnect the vacuum brake booster hose

Disconnect the exhaust pipe from the exhaust manifold

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Disconnect the hose from the heater tap

Remove the tips of the high-voltage wires from the spark plugs

Remove the drive belt from the brake booster pump pulley

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Using a 13 wrench, unscrew the rear fastening nut of the power steering pump bracket

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Using a 17 key, unscrew the two nuts of the front fastening

Remove the bracket together with the pump

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Disconnect the wire tip from the temperature gauge sensor and the coolant overheat indicator

Remove the upper radiator hose

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Disconnect the hoses from the thermostat housing

Remove the rocker axle and take out the push rods

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Using the head at 17, in the reverse tightening sequence, evenly unscrew the nuts securing the cylinder head

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Remove the air filter housing mounting bracket from the studs

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Remove the mounting eye

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Remove the cylinder head

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Remove the cylinder head gasket and clean it thoroughly

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Using a ruler and a feeler gauge, we check the flatness of the block head.

Apply a ruler to the plane of the head in two diagonal directions

The measurement gap should be no more than 0.1 mm

If the gap exceeds this size, then it needs to be ground ovat or replace

When installing the head, you need to put a new gasket, rubbing it on both sides with graphite powder

The thread of the studs must be lubricated with graphite grease or SHRUS-4

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Tighten the head according to the picture. Tightening torque 9-9.4 kgcm

Cylinder head disassembly

Remove the cylinder head as described above

Remove the intake manifold and exhaust manifold as described in the article "How to remove the intake and exhaust manifold of an engineยป

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Using a 13 wrench, unscrew the two nuts securing the thermostat housing

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Remove the thermostat housing

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Remove the gasket

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Use a 24 key to unscrew the heater tap

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Remove the heater tap

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

We unscrew the four bolts with a key for 12 fastening the rear cover of the head of the block

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Remove the cover with the gasket

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Dry out the valves and remove the valve stem seals

Remove the valve from the guide sleeve

Lapping valves

We grind the valves when replacing them or installing them in a new cylinder head

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

Apply lapping paste to the valve chamfer and install it in the corresponding head sleeve

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

We fix the lapping tool on the valve stem and, pressing the valve against the seat, turn it in both directions

Removal and repair of the cylinder head of the UAZ engine

We continue lapping until the sealing chamfer of the valve completely over the entire width and length becomes dull and clean

The chamfer on the valve seat should also look like

We wipe the rest of the paste with a rag from the valve and seat

We install the valve and its fastening parts on the one hundred and replace the oil seal

In the same way we grind all the valves