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Inspections and maintenance
5.2.7 Lubricating fifth wheel or trailer coupling
Lubricating the fifth wheel
DAF uses various fifth wheels. The following directions for greasing apply in general to
the fifth wheels supplied by DAF.
Standard fifth wheel
(every 5,000 km)
– Uncouple the semi-trailer.
– Clean the fifth wheel, the semi-
trailer skid plate and king pin.
– Grease the fifth wheel top plate.
– Grease the semi-trailer skid plate
and king pin lightly.
– Couple the semi-trailer and grease
the grease nipple(s) with a grease
gun.
Lubricating the fifth wheel
DAF uses various fifth wheels. The following directions for greasing apply in general to
the fifth wheels supplied by DAF.
Low maintenance fifth wheel (with
Teflon top plate liners)
(every 10,000 km)
– Uncouple the semi-trailer.
– Clean the fifth wheel, the semi-
trailer skid plate and king pin.
– Oil the Teflon top plate liners and
semi-trailer skid plate
lightly.
A thin
layer of oil prevents corrosion of the
semi-trailer skid plate and ensures a
long service life of the fifth wheel
Teflon top plate liners.
– Couple the semi-trailer and grease
the grease nipple(s) with a grease
gun.
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