IC Bus CE Series, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Maintenance
SECTION 12 — MAINTENANCE
Preface
WARNING
To prevent property damage, personal injury, and
/ or death, observe the following. If the owner /
operator of the vehicle is a skilled technician and
intends to perform the vehicle maintenance and
servicing, they are strongly urged to purchase
and follow the appropriate IC Bus
™ service
information or Allison Transmission service
information.
WARNING
To prevent property damage, personal injury,
and / or death, observe the following.
This
vehicle has many parts dimensioned in the
metric system as well as the English system.
Some fasteners are metric and are very close
in dimension to English fasteners in the inch
system. Mismatched or incorrect fasteners can
loosen and reduce clamping load.
Your bus has been engineered and manufactured to provide
economical and trouble free service. However, it is the owner's
responsibility to make sure the vehicle receives proper care and
maintenance.
IC Bus ™ service parts are available through your IC Bus dealer.
If IC Bus ™ service parts are not used, the owner must make sure
the parts used are an equivalent.
As with any machine, take care to avoid being injured when
performing maintenance, repairs or inspections.
Improper
or incomplete service could result in the vehicle not working
properly which, in turn, may result in personal injury, damage to
the vehicle or its equipment, or death. If you have any questions
about performing some service, contact your nearest IC Bus
bus dealer or have the service done by a skilled professional
technician.
Maintenance Guidelines
When servicing your bus, always:
• Turn off the engine unless the procedure calls for a running
engine.
• Set the parking brake and install wheel chocks.
• Use support stands, not a jack, whenever you must be under
a raised vehicle.
• Do not smoke.
• Wear safety glasses for eye protection.
• Operate the engine only in a well ventilated area.
• Do not work on brakes unless the proper precautions have
been taken to avoid inhaling friction material dust.
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