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Service / Parts
General Service Information
Machine productivity, longevity and low cost performance depend on periodic maintenance,
troubleshooting and proper service and adjustment procedures.
As the operator, it is your responsibility to detect any unusual sounds, odors or other signs of abnormal
performance that could indicate trouble ahead.
By detecting any malfunctions in their early stages, you can save yourself unnecessary downtime and
your employer a lot of money! Therefore, it is also your responsibility to use good judgement in detecting
potential problems in the early stages and repairing them quickly. If you don’t, one problem may lead to
another.
Before attempting to make a repair, ask yourself IF you have the RIGHT TOOLS, IF you have the PROPER
TEST EQUIPMENT and IF you can accurately DIAGNOSE the cause of the malfunction.
If you can’t answer YES to all three questions, rely on your distributor serviceman. He has the tools,
testing equipment and service knowledge to pinpoint the problem in minutes instead of the hours
consumed in hit - or - miss methods. TIME IS MONEY! He will save it for you.
If you decide to attempt a repair yourself, follow a logical TROUBLE-SHOOTING PROCEDURE. Don’t
simply replace parts until the trouble is found.
Once the cause of a problem or malfunction has been diagnosed, take the corrective action specified in
this manual. Follow the procedures given for the specific problem. If the difficulty is not covered, consult
your Distributor Serviceman.
NOTE:
A time table styled check list for periodic maintenance requirements is given in Section 4.
Maintenance check procedures are found under each of the respective subject headings.
When performing maintenance on a vehicle ALWAYS PLACE THE SHIFT LEVER IN
THE NEUTRAL POSITION, set the parking brakes, block the vehicle’s wheels, and
NEVER work under, in front of, or in back of a vehicle when the engine is running.
The methods used to remove assemblies, guards, cab panels, etc. is left to the discretion of the customer
dependent on the type of overhaul equipment and maintenance personnel at hand.
Keep parts in order when large components are disassembled, particularly so when it has a great
number of similar parts. Loosely reassemble assemblies whenever possible to prevent small parts from
being lost. Keep subassembly parts together, but be careful not to get right and left hand parts mixed
up.
When an assembly is removed to correct only one difficulty, it is good practice to recondition the whole
assembly at the time thus avoiding repetition of work at a later date.
Bolts and nuts should be placed into their respective holes when removing guards, cases, etc. so that
proper bolt will be on hand when reassembling these parts.