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Important Safety Notice
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LOAd CApACITY
ADHERE TO THE PUBLISHED CAPACITY RATINGS FOR THE SUSPENSION . ADD-ON AXLE ATTACHMENTS
AND OTHER LOAD TRANSFERRING DEVICES CAN INCREASE THE SUSPENSION LOAD ABOVE ITS RATED
AND APPROVED CAPACITIES, WHICH CAN RESULT IN COMPONENT DAMAGE AND ADVERSE VEHICLE
HANDLING, POSSIBLY CAUSING PERSONAL INjURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE .
pERSONAL pROTECTIVE EquIpMENT
ALWAYS WEAR PROPER EYE PROTECTION AND OTHER REQUIRED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
TO HELP PREVENT PERSONAL INjURY WHEN PERFORMING VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR SERVICE .
AIR SpRINg INFLATION ANd dEFLATION
PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY OF THE SUSPENSION, AIR SPRING ASSEMBLIES MUST BE DEFLATED .
UNRESTRICTED AIR SPRING ASSEMBLIES CAN VIOLENTLY SHIFT . DO NOT INFLATE AIR SPRING
ASSEMBLIES WHEN THEY ARE UNRESTRICTED . AIR SPRING ASSEMBLIES MUST BE RESTRICTED
BY SUSPENSION OR OTHER ADEQUATE STRUCTURE . DO NOT INFLATE BEYOND PRESSURES
RECOMMENDED BY AIR SPRING MANUFACTURER, CONTACT HENDRICKSON TECHNICAL SERVICES
FOR DETAILS . IMPROPER USE OR OVER INFLATION MAY CAUSE AIR SPRING ASSEMBLIES TO BURST,
CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND / OR SEVERE PERSONAL INjURY .
PRIOR TO AND DURING DEFLATION AND INFLATION OF THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM, ENSURE ALL
PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ARE CLEAR FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND AROUND THE SERVICE
AREA, FAILURE TO DO SO CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INjURY, DEATH, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE .
AIR SpRINg INFLATION
INFLATE THE SUSPENSION SLOWLY AND MAKE SURE THE RUBBER BLADDER OF THE AIR SPRING
INFLATES UNIFORMLY AND IS NOT BINDING . FAILURE TO DO SO CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AIR
SPRING AND / OR MOUNTING BRACKETS AND VOID WARRANTY .
AIR SpRINg LOwER MOuNTINg STudS
IF THE AIR SPRING IS BEING REMOVED FOR AN ALTERNATE REPAIR, IT IS MANDATORY TO LUBRICATE THE
LOWER AIR SPRING FASTENERS WITH PENETRATING OIL AND REMOVE WITH HAND TOOLS TO PREVENT
DAMAGE TO THE LOWER AIR SPRING MOUNTING STUD . FAILURE TO DO SO CAN CAUSE COMPONENT
DAMAGE AND VOID WARRANTY .
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WHEN THE TRUCK / TRAILER BODY / BOOM / AND OR ATTACHMENT IS LIFTED IT IS MANDATORY TO
COMPLETELY EXHAUST THE AIR FROM THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM TO HELP PROVIDE STABILITY WHEN
LIFTED . FAILURE TO DO SO CAN RESULT IN ADVERSE VEHICLE HANDLING, ROLL-OVER, OR VEHICLE
INSTABILITY, POSSIBLY CAUSING SEVERE PERSONAL INjURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR DEATH . FIRST
RAISE ANY AUXILIARY AXLES AND THEN EXHAUST ALL PRESSURE FROM REAR TRACTOR / TRAILER AND
TRUCK AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS PRIOR TO RAISING THE BODY / BOOM OR ATTACHMENTS . FOLLOW
THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER’S OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAINTAINING PROPER STABILITY .
IMpROpER jACKINg METHOd
IMPROPER jACKING METHODS CAN CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, AND RESULT IN ADVERSE
VEHICLE HANDLING, PROPERTY DAMAGE, SEVERE PERSONAL INjURY OR DEATH AND WILL VOID
HENDRICKSON’S WARRANTY .
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DO NOT USE THE SUSPENSION CROSS TUBE AS A jACKING POINT TO RAISE THE VEHICLE
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REFER TO THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER FOR PROPER jACKING INSTRUCTIONS
SuppORT THE VEHICLE pRIOR TO SERVICINg
PLACE THE VEHICLE ON A LEVEL FLOOR AND CHOCK THE WHEELS TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM
MOVING OR ROLLING . DO NOT WORK AROUND OR UNDER A RAISED VEHICLE SUPPORTED BY ONLY
A FLOOR jACK OR OTHER LIFTING DEVICE . ALWAYS SUPPORT A RAISED VEHICLE WITH RIGID SAFETY
STANDS . FAILURE TO DO SO CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INjURY OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT .