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Instructions

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Important instructions which concern technical safety and protection of persons are emphasised as shown
below.

Danger:

This refers to working and operating procedures which must be complied with in order to rule out
the risk to persons.

Caution:

This refers to working and operating procedures which must be complied with in order to prevent
damage to or destruction of material.

Note:

Explanations useful for understanding the working or operating procedure to be performed.

Assembly of pipes

Danger:

No pipes may be bent.
Risk of breakage!

Fitting flat seals / gaskets

Flat seals / gaskets are often inserted with sealing agents or adhesives to make fitting them easier or to
achieve better sealing. Flat seals may slip in operation due to the “sewing-machine” effect, in particular if
they are used between parts with different rates of linear expansion under heat (e.g. aluminium and cast
iron), and leaks may then occur.

Example:

The cap of the front crankshaft seal. If a sealing agent or an adhesive is used here the flat seal will move
inwards in the course of time as a result of the different expansion rates of the materials. Oil will be lost, for
which the shaft seal may be thought to be responsible.

Flat seals / gaskets can be fitted properly only if the following points are observed:

D

Use only genuine MAN seals / gaskets

D

The sealing faces must be undamaged and clean

D

Do not use any sealing agent or adhesive 

 as an aid to fitting the seals a little grease can be used if

necessary so that the seal will stick to the part to be fitted

D

Tighten bolts evenly to the specified torque

Fitting toric seals

D

Use only genuine MAN toric seals

D

The sealing faces must be undamaged and clean

D

Always wet toric seals with engine oil before fitting them

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