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Rev: June 26, 2014
3. REAR TOW USING NOT APPROVED LIFTING POINTS - FOR EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS ONLY
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CAUTION
The bus should
NOT
be lifted and towed from the rear unless an emergency situation occurs or when
the bus has already been damaged and must be moved over a very short distance such as in a parking
lot.
Lifting the rear end from the engine cradle or from the side-members located under the engine cradle
support rails should be avoided.
Doing so
may cause structural damage (see image further in this
document).
3.1 PRECAUTIONS
In an emergency situation or if the vehicle
has to be moved over a short distance, the
side-members may be used as lifting point.
Try to lift from the strongest location along
the side-members which is near the rear
subframe vertical member (fig.53).
FIG.53: LIFTING POINTS NOT APPROVED FOR REAR-END
TOWING – SIDE-MEMBERS LOCATED UNDER THE ENGINE
CRADLE SUPPORT RAILS
Lift with precautions as the vehicle may
sustain structural damage at the vertical
structure shown on the image at right (fig.54).
FIG.54: THE VEHICLE MAY SUSTAIN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
WHERE INDICATED WITH ARROWS DURING TOWING FROM THE
REAR
