Important Safety Notice
6
17730-310
OPTIMAAX
®
Lift Axle System Air Controller Module for Freightliner
WIRING HARNESS
ENSURE THERE IS SUFFICIENT FREE MOVEMENT IN AIR CONTROLLER WIRING HARNESS TO PREVENT
WIRES AND CONNECTIONS FROM BEING UNDER TENSION DURING INSTALLATION . FAILURE TO DO SO
MAY DAMAGE OR FRAY THE CABLES .
SYSTEM INSTALLATION
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INSTALLER OF THE AIR CONTROLLER MODULE AND OTHER OPTIMAAX
SYSTEM COMPONENTS TO ENSURE PROPER INSTALLATION . ANY INSTALLATION DEVIATIONS MUST
BE APPROVED, IN WRITING, BY HENDRICKSON’S PRODUCT ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT . ANNUAL
INSPECTION OF SYSTEM PRESSURE SENSORS IS REQUIRED TO CHECK FOR PROPER LOADING ON
DRIVE AXLE AND STEER AXLE . FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE WILL VOID APPLICABLE
WARRANTIES .
AIR SPRING INFLATION AND DEFLATION
PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY OF THE SUSPENSION, AIR SPRING ASSEMBLIES MUST BE DEFLATED .
UNRESTRICTED AIR SPRING ASSEMBLIES CAN VIOLENTLY SHIFT . DO NOT INFLATE AIR SPRING
ASSEMBLIES WHEN THEY ARE UNRESTRICTED . AIR SPRING ASSEMBLIES MUST BE RESTRICTED
BY SUSPENSION OR OTHER ADEQUATE STRUCTURE . DO NOT INFLATE BEYOND PRESSURES
RECOMMENDED BY AIR SPRING MANUFACTURER, CONTACT HENDRICKSON TECHNICAL SERVICES
FOR DETAILS . IMPROPER USE OR OVER INFLATION MAY CAUSE AIR SPRING ASSEMBLIES TO BURST,
CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND / OR SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY .
PRIOR TO AND DURING DEFLATION AND INFLATION OF THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM, ENSURE ALL
PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ARE CLEAR FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND AROUND THE SERVICE
AREA, FAILURE TO DO SO CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE .
AIR SPRING INFLATION
INFLATE THE SUSPENSION SLOWLY AND MAKE SURE THE RUBBER BLADDER OF THE AIR SPRING
INFLATES UNIFORMLY AND IS NOT BINDING . FAILURE TO DO SO CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AIR
SPRING AND / OR MOUNTING BRACKETS AND VOID WARRANTY .
AIR SPRING LOWER MOUNTING STUDS
IF THE AIR SPRING IS BEING REMOVED FOR AN ALTERNATE REPAIR, IT IS MANDATORY TO LUBRICATE THE
LOWER AIR SPRING FASTENERS WITH PENETRATING OIL AND REMOVE WITH HAND TOOLS TO PREVENT
DAMAGE TO THE LOWER AIR SPRING MOUNTING STUD . FAILURE TO DO SO CAN CAUSE COMPONENT
DAMAGE AND VOID WARRANTY .
PROCEDURES AND TOOLS
A MECHANIC USING A SERVICE PROCEDURE OR TOOL WHICH HAS NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY
HENDRICKSON MUST FIRST SATISFY HIMSELF THAT NEITHER HIS SAFETY NOR THE VEHICLE’S SAFETY
WILL BE JEOPARDIZED BY THE METHOD OR TOOL SELECTED . INDIVIDUALS DEVIATING IN ANY MANNER
FROM THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED ASSUME ALL RISKS OF POTENTIAL PERSONAL INJURY OR
DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED .
PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
ALWAYS WEAR PROPER EYE PROTECTION AND OTHER REQUIRED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
TO HELP PREVENT PERSONAL INJURY WHEN PERFORMING VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR SERVICE .
MODIFYING COMPONENTS
DO NOT MODIFY OR REWORK PARTS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM HENDRICKSON . DO NOT
SUBSTITUTE REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS NOT AUTHORIZED BY HENDRICKSON . USE OF MODIFIED,
REWORKED, SUBSTITUTE OR REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AUTHORIZED BY HENDRICKSON MAY NOT
MEET HENDRICKSON’S SPECIFICATIONS, AND CAN RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE PART, ADVERSE VEHICLE
HANDLING, POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND WILL VOID ANY APPLICABLE
WARRANTIES . USE ONLY HENDRICKSON AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT PARTS .
