Technical operation of the KAMAZ vehicle (1977)

Newsreel from the 1930s: GAZ-AA trucks at the finished goods area.

Worker at the machine.

Assembly of one of the vehicle's drive mechanisms.

Soviet newspaper headlines.

Assembly processes of truck units and assemblies at USSR factories.

The first AMO trucks on Red Square in Moscow in 1925 (panorama).

Participants of the ceremonial rally in the back of one of the trucks.

Production processes in the shops of the Kama Automobile Plant.

KAMAZ trucks in the finished goods shop (panorama).

Assembly of KAMAZ trucks on the conveyor.

Panorama of a section of the conveyor.

Road surface.

KAMAZ trucks leaving the gates of motorcade #1127. View of the road junction, trucks driving along the road.

A KAMAZ truck on the road.

The location of the engine on the KAMAZ vehicle, the cooling system with a fluid coupling for shutting off the fan, the clutch drive, the five-speed gearbox, the diagram of the operation of the brake system parts (animation).

A column of KAMAZ trucks for various purposes is driving along the road.

The driver in the truck cabin.

View of the front of the truck.

Landscape outside the window (panorama).

Panorama of the road junction.

Images and technical characteristics of the first family of KAMAZ vehicles of various series, indicating their carrying capacity and purpose (animation).

Schematic images of KAMAZ trucks of the 2nd and 3rd families (animation).

View of the front of a moving KAMAZ truck.

Steering wheel of the truck.

Arrival of the vehicle at the end of the shift.

Inspection of the truck by a mechanic.

The mechanic collects applications for faults noticed during work on the line.

Location of the spare wheel of the truck.

The mechanic writes down the truck number on the board with chalk for technical maintenance.

Mechanized wash of the truck during daily maintenance.

The truck is directed to the maintenance area after the wash is completed.

View of the KAMAZ vehicle diagnostics shop, indicating the location of diagnostic posts, the height of the entrance gates (animation, combined shooting), a truck, a road train and a tractor entering the shop.

Trucks in the diagnostics and maintenance shop, comparison of the length of road trains and tractors of different brands (combined shooting, animation).

The driver in the cab of the road train.

The road train enters a straight-through ditch.

Panorama of the KAMAZ vehicle maintenance line (from above).

List of works for TO-1. Checking the lighting and signaling devices, the faces of the auto mechanic and the driver.

Carrying out fastening work.

Checking the tire pressure using a pressure gauge, inflating the tires.

Moving the vehicle to the TO-2 post.

Checking the steering.

Checking the driving performance of the front axle.

Checking the fasteners installed underneath.

Operation of the diagnostic electronic equipment on the TO-1 line.

Carrying out the necessary adjustments to the front axle of the vehicle.

Checking the brake system at post #3, auto mechanic's face.

Rotating car wheel on diagnostic stand.

Cleaning, refueling and lubricating work at post #4. Car in the maintenance shop (panorama, from above).

Checking a car at the in-depth diagnostics post.

Equipment of the in-depth diagnostics post.

Checking the car's electrical equipment using special devices.

Scales of devices for checking the engine valve timing mechanism and transmission units, rotating wheel of a truck.

Scale of an electronic tester for checking fuel equipment.

Diagram on the screen of the testing device.

Replacing faulty signaling devices and electrical equipment.

Checking the engine's fuel equipment and troubleshooting at the diagnostics post.

Removing a faulty engine unit.

Inspecting the faulty unit.

Trucks on the maintenance line (from above).

Technological processes of work at routine repair posts.

Checking and repairing car electrical equipment.

Carrying out on-site work directly on the vehicle, with replacement of units, assemblies and devices that have failed.

Trucks on the service line (top).

Carrying out routine repairs to a KAMAZ truck engine during on-duty work.

Preparing the engine for replacement.

Installing the gearbox on a new engine.

Tightening the nuts manually.

Faces of specialists inspecting the engine before installing it on a vehicle.

Tilt the truck cab forward and lift the engine using a hoist.

Installing the engine on a vehicle using a hoist.

Panorama of the KAMAZ vehicle service line (top).

Opening the removable body section.

Carrying out work to replace the rear axle reducer, faces of auto mechanics.

Unloading the spring from the body weight and removing the spring.

The process of installing a new spring.

View of the service line, repair of units and assemblies (combined shooting with longitudinal division of the frame).

Panorama of the service line (top).

Employees of the operational reliability laboratory at work during a motorcade.

Faces of engineers.

The laboratory employees discuss the drawing of one of the units of the KAMAZ chassis.

The laboratory employees discuss issues of technical improvement of one of the units of the vehicle.

KAMAZ trucks drive out of the convoy gate.

The driver is in the truck cabin.

KAMAZ trucks are driving along the road.

View of one of the road junctions.