EP Equipment EPT20-15ET, Service Manual

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REV. 09/2016
CHASSIS SYSTEM
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4.2.3 Removal and Installation
Removal
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Lift the vehicle carefully with lifting equipment
through the lifting holes at at front and back;
Make sure the lifting equipment is solid and
secure, and the load capacity should be greater
than the total weight of the vehicle.Lifting
height of not more than 400mm, to prevent the
hazards to the maintenance personnel working
under the vehicle for connecting rod removal
and installation.
WARNING
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Tap the coiled elastic cylinder (1) into the axle
(2), and tap the axle (2) out from the side
to separate the wheel frame from the front
chassis;
Remove the drive cover; (see Section 4.2)
Before going on with the next step, please fix
the wheel bracket first. Be sure to avoid the
falling of wheel bracket during removal, resulting
in personal injury.
CAUTION
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Tap the coiled elastic cylinder (11) into the
short axis (12), and tap the short axis (12)
out from the side to separate the lower
connecting rod with the bearing bridge;
Remove the circlip (8) from the holes at both
sides of front chassis, tap out the support
shaft (7) and remove the lower connecting
rod (10);
Remove the shaft circlip (9), and the
adjustable long connecting rod can then be
removed from the lower long connecting rod
(6).
Tap the coiled elastic cylinder (3) out, tap the
long connecting rod pin shaft (4) out from the
side, and remove the wheel frame assembly
(5).
When replacing the long connecting rod, the
connecting rod must be adjusted so that the fork
surface height can reach the specifi ed value.
CAUTION
Installation
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Install according to the reverse order of rem-
oval.