PRONAR T682, Manual

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SECTION 5 Pronar T682, Pronar T682
5.5
INSPECT
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After travelling the first 1,000 km.
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Every six months of use or every 25,000 km.
Check condition of hub cover, if necessary replace with a new cover. Only inspect bearings
for looseness, when the machine is hitched to a tractor. The machine may not be loaded.
DANGER
Before commencing work the user must read the user's manual for the lifting
jack and adhere to the manufacturer's instructions.
The lifting jack must be stably supported on the ground and so must the axle.
Ensure that trailer is immobilised during inspection of axle bearing slackness.
5.2.3 ADJUST THE PLAY OF THE AXLE BEARINGS
The wheel should turn smoothly without
jamming and detectable resistance.
Adjustment of bearing slackness may only
be conducted when the trailer is not loaded
and is hitched to the tractor.
Ensure that the trailer is properly secured
and is immobilised when wheel is being
removed.
Take off hub cover (1) – figure (5.3).
Take out cotter pin (3) securing
castellated nut (2).
Tighten castellated nut in order to
eliminate slackness.
Wheel should rotate with insignificant resistance.
Undo nut (not less than 1/3 rotation) to align the nearest thread groove with the
opening in wheel axle pin. Wheel should rotate without excessive resistance.
FIGURE 5.3 Adjust play
(1) cover, (2) nut, (3) cotter pin