Cleaning, maintenance and repairs
12.10.1 Hydraulic brakes
Check of the hydraulic brake
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Check all brake hoses for wear
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check all screw unions for seal tightness
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renew any worn or damaged parts.
Venting the brake system (workshop work)
After each brake repair, for which the system has
been opened, bleed the brake system, because
air may have entered the pressure hoses.
1. Slightly loosen the vent valve.
2. Actuate the tractor brake.
3. Close the vent valve as soon as oil es-
capes.
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Collect the escaping oil.
4. Perform a brake check.
12.10.2 Parking brake
On new machines, the brake cables of the parking brake may stretch.
Readjust the parking brake,
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if three quarters of the spindle tensioning distance is required to
firmly apply the parking brake.
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if you have just fitted new brake pads.
Adjusting the parking brake
When the parking brake is off, the brake cable must be slightly slack.
However, the brake cable must not rest or chafe against other parts of
the vehicle.
1. Release the cable clamps.
2. Shorten the brake cable as appropriate and retighten the cable
clamps.
3. Check for the correct braking effect from the parking brake when
applied.
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