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Maintenance
6.1
Cleaning
The landing gear is cleaned along with the vehicle. No special
cleaning is required. Use commercially available cleaning agents
intended only for this purpose.
Do not aim high-pressure cleaner directly at the area around the
gear.
6.2
Service intervals
Maintenance work Service interval
Note
Grease spindle and
spindle nut
After 3 years
1st service interval
Grease spindle and
spindle nut
Annually
After 1st service
interval
Check spindle and
spindle nut for
wear
Annually
After 1st service
interval
Visually inspect
landing gear for
cracks and defor-
mation
Whenever the land-
ing gear is used
Repair damaged
landing gear imme-
diately
6.3
Lubricants
To lubricate the gears:
Lubricating grease, standard type
To lubricate the spindle and spindle nut:
JSK-ST/11
1
High-performance EP lithium soap grease with good adhesion
and corrosion-protection properties, and temperature range
suitable for the application in question.
Wind the winch out as far as possible on the shaft.
Remove the plug (1) to open the lubricating hole.
Fill the grease trough in the spindle nut with approx. 200 g of
special grease.
Wind the spindle in as far as it will go, then out and in again.
Seal the lubricating hole once more with the plug (1). If using
a grease nipple, only use the genuine JOST part JS E0084000.
ATTENTION!
Using a different grease nipple may damage the landing
gear.
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MUB 006 003 M01
(REV-A)
07-2020
Modul B & OPTIMA