SOVIETS REPORT FAULTS OF POBEDA; QUOTE CAR PRICES, STOCKS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 2011
• Sequence Number: 591
• Publication Date: June 11, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
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COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Economic; Technological - Automobile industry
REPORT
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DATE Jan Feb 1951
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S0Vi 'S PAEPORT FAUTTS OF POBEflA.
QUOTE CAR PRICES, STOCKS
ASK FURTHER IMPROV ME1NP OF POBEDA -- Moscow, Avtomobil', No 1, Jan 51
A 2-year test of operating-characteristics conducted with 744 Pobedas
used as Moscow taxis showed that the average car went 75,000 kilometers be-
fore it required minor (aredniy) repairs. The best drivers drove their care
100,000 kilometers before minor repairs were necessary, and only changed the
piston rings and the bearing bushlmgs in this period.
The accepted distance norm for minor repairs is 76,000 kilometers, for
capital repairs, 130,000 kilometers. Certain parts of the car required re-
pairs before the car had gone the distance set by the norm. In a group of
744 cars, the following number required premature repairs for the reason
given: motor, 150; transmission, 20; rear axle, 20; front suspension, 185;
and steering wheel, 27.
Although the merits of the Pobeda are undisputed, it still has certain
shortcomings. To lengthen the crankshaft's life, it would be desirable to
have additional replacement bushings of various sizes, possibly plus 0.10
and plus 0.15 millimeters, to avoid needless grinding of the shaft collar to
fit plus 0.25-millimeter bushings after it has bean operating with plus 0.05-
millimeter bushings.
Best operating results areobbtained if-.the motor bushings are changed at
25,000, 50,000, and 75,000 kilometers. CChanging the bushings at the indicated
distances will increase the length of service of the bearings, and eliminate
the disparity between gear on the bearings and wear on the cylinders (the bear-
ings wear out sooner), equalizing wear in such a way that the shaft collar will
need grinding at the same time that the cylinders need boring. The use of SU
oil noticeably increases the. length of service of the motor.
The plant has considerably increased the durability of the flywheel-rin
gear as compared to the first models of the Pobeda, but the gear still suffers
considerable wear. The rivets installed on the clutch friction plate are too
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hard, and as a result, as the disk wears, there is a noticeable wearing down
of the pressure plate and the surface of the flywheel in the form of deep
concentric lines. The plant has considerably increased the life of front
wheel bearings, but there are still instances of premature breakdown of the
external bearing and the rotating-cam axle. The front suspension of the car
should be made more dependable. The threaded junctions and the jacket clamps
on the ends of steering rods are not strong enough, resulting in stripped
threads.
Changes in the hand-brake lever have made it more dependable, but beyond
the car's advertised mileage it does not operate satisfactorily. The cable
stretches noticeably in operation, and regulating its length is inconvenient.
The teeth of the brake pawl wear out quickly and the hand-brake grip is not
strong enough. When there is considerable wear on the friction-cover plates
of tke brake shoes, the length of the drive rod and the shape of the drive
lever limit the adjustment of the brake shoes, no matter how well the gear
cable is adjusted. In such cases, the lower end of the drive lever sometimes
jams the brake shoe.
The paint job wears out prematurely in the grooves of the body top, result-
ing in- oorrvsi941tef"r }r8O -60,000 kilometers. After 80,000-90,000 kilo-
meters, the paint on the floor, trunk compartment, gas tank, door bottoms,
and the forrard part of the rear fenders begins to corrode.
The criterion for sending M-20 taxis for minor and. capital repairs is the
conditicn ^f the h.5y Hnd its fittings. Improvement of the anticorrosion
dating of the M-20 Is desirable.
The life of the steering-gear needle-roller bearing, which has to be
changed after 30,000-40,000 kilometers, is too short. The rear shock absorber
brace aametimes breaks at the weld, and parts of the window-raising mechanism
get out of order regardless of the distance traveled. Breakage of the hub
plate and the rear spring suspension bracket has also been reported.
Several parts of the car are inaccessible for servicing, e.g., the over-
flow plug of the coarse-oil filter, the water-jacket drain plug, and the
steering-gea` shaft. Operating practice shows that more than 50 percent of
the defects in the car result from defects in the electrical equipment. The
quality of the electrical equipment and the length of service of some instru-
ments are still unsatisfactory, e.g., the induction coil, horn, and starter.
A group of 372 unmodernized (built before 1 November 1948) Pobedas devel-
oped 718 defects in a run of 15,000 kilometers, while a group of modernized
Pobedas showed 334 defects. In this latter group, there were 169 defects in
the electrical equipment. -- Engineer I. Barashkov.
GIVES PRICES OF POBEDAS, MOSKVICHES --. Alma-Ata, Kazakhstanskaya Pravda,
27 Feb 51
The Alma-Ata specialized store of Glavavtotraktorosbyt (Main Administra-
tion of Automobile and Tractor Sales) has a large selection of cars for sale
to the public. M-20 Pobeda convertibles sell for 15,000 rubles, Moskvich
sedans sell for 9,000 rubles, and Moskvich convertibles sell for 8,500 rubles.
The M-l-A Moscow motorcycle sells for 2,550 rubles.
Moskviches are also for sale in oblast offices of Glavavtotraktorosbyt.
The specialized store's address is 55 Gogol' Street, Alma-Ata; telephone
67-96. -- Advertisement
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FARMERS BUY PASSENGER CARS -- Tbilisi, Zarya Vostoka, 24 Feb 51
The Tbilisi store of Glavavtotraktorosbyt (Main Administration of Automo-
bile and Tractor Sales) sold more than 3,000 Pobedas and Moskviches to village
inhabitants last year.
OFFER TRUCKS FOR SALE IN TBILISI -- Tbilisi, Zarya Vostoka, 17 Feb 51
Tsekavshiri f5entral Caucasus Consumers' Goods Units] has received 140
trucks for sale to kolkhozes. -- Advertisement
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