DINGLI BA14J-AWD, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Operation & Maintenance Manual Section7-General Maintenance
Dingli Machinery
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ONLY THE NUTS MATCHED TO THE CONE ANGLE WHEEL.
Tighten the lug nuts to the proper torque to prevent coming loose. Use a torque wrench to
tighten fasteners. If you do not have a torque wrench, tighten the fasteners with a lug wrench,
then immediately have a service garage tighten the lug nuts to the proper torque.
Over-tightening result in breaking the studs or permanently deforming mounting stud holes in
the wheels. The proper procedure attaching wheels is as follows:
1) Start all nuts by hand to prevent cross threading. NOT use a lubricant on threads or
nuts.
2) Tighten nuts in the following sequence:
3) The tightening of the nuts should be done in stages. Following the recommended
sequence tighten nuts per wheel torque chart.
TORQUE SEQUENCE
1st Stage 2nd Stage 3rd Stage
40 ft. lbs. 100 ft.
lbs.
170 ft. lbs.
(55 Nm) (130 Nm) (255 Nm)
4) Wheel nuts should be torqued after first 50 hours of operation and after each wheel
removal. Check torque every 3 months or 150 hours of operation.
7.4.9 Battery Maintenance
LEAD ACID BATTERIES PRODUCE FLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE
TO AVOID INJURY FROM AN EXPLOSION, DO NOT SMOKE OR
ALLOW SPARKS OR A FLAME NEAR BATTERY DURING SERVICING.
ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHEN SERVICING BATTERIES.
1) The battery is maintenance free except for occasional battery terminal cleaning, as