ROBBE MAN TGA XXL 8x4/4, Руководство по сборке и эксплуатации

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MAN TGA XXL 41.660 8 x 4/4
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- Cut four 20 mm lengths from the 5 x 5 mm plastic trian-
gular strip supplied to form the four mounting lugs, and
glue them in the underside of the driver’s cab as shown;
it is important to maintain the 5 mm spacing from the bot-
tom edge of the driver’s cab (fit a spacer in the gap when
gluing them in place).
- Remove the bulkhead framework from the chassis and
place it in the driver’s cab. Temporarily fit the wheel
arches 12.34 and 12.35 in the recesses in the bulkheads
(you may need to trim the ends of the bulkheads in the
wheel arch area in order to obtain a close fit).
- Trim the wheel arches to fit where they blend into the
bumper and the line of the door opening (trial-fitting is
required): slide the bulkhead framework fully forward in
the driver’s cab. Ideally the line from the wheel arch to the
door opening in the driver’s cab should be continuous.
- Glue the wheel arches to the bulkhead framework only;
this ensures that the driver’s cab can still be removed.
- Locate the four holes in the pre-assembled bulkhead fra-
mework, transfer them to the mounting lugs, and drill
them 1.5 mm Ø.
- Attach the bulkhead framework to the driver’s cab using
the self-tapping screws 12.36.
Stage 12.2, internal fittings
- Glue together the gear change console components
12.37 - 12.39.
- Assemble the driver’s seat and the relief driver’s seat
12.40 - 12.45; the drawing shows the left seat (“L” = left).
To identify the parts, look for the moulded-in safety belt
guide on the seat backrests. The armrests 12.45 can be
made to swivel by gluing the pivot pins 12.45 (1 mm Ø,
approx. 6 mm long) in the armrests.
- Fix the gear change console and the seats to the
bulkhead plate 12.33, observing the dimensions stated in
the drawing.
- Glue the instrument bezel 12.47 to the dashboard 12.46.
- Glue the two 2 mm Ø brass shafts 12.49 in the steering
wheel column 12.48, projecting by about 6 mm, and glue
the column to the dashboard.
- Glue the screw 12.50 in the steering column, and fit the
steering wheel 12.51.
- Trim the dashboard sub-assembly to fit the driver’s cab -
it should be located about 1 mm from the bottom edge of
the windscreen. Set it central, and glue it to the driver’s
cab.
Stage 12.3, external driver’s cab fittings
- Note: in the interests of clarity these drawings do not
show the internal cab fittings. The next set of drawings
also shows the wheel arches 12.34 and 12.35, which have
already been installed; this helps to clarify the arrange-
ments used here. Use cyano for all glued joints, but plea-
se note that this must be applied sparingly, to avoid
excess adhesive soiling the surface of any parts already
painted. In most cases small drops of glue are quite suf-
ficient. If you are installing parts which have already been
painted, scrape the paint from the contact surfaces of the
glued joints before installing them.
Note the differences between the left and right sides of
the mudguard lugs, the corner fairings and the vertical
windshield.
- Glue the mudguard lugs 12.52 and 12.53 to the wheel
arch components (internal fittings) to provide a support
for the windshield.
- Attach the roof spoiler 12.54 using the self-tapping scr-
ews 12.55.
- Glue the triangular gussets 12.56 - 12.58 to the rear face
of the driver’s cab.
- Trim the air filter fairing 12.59 to fit, and glue it in place as
shown in the drawing.
- Trim the windshields 12.60 and 12.61 to fit, and glue them
in place. There should be a gap between the vertical
windshields and the roof spoiler at the top.
- Glue the corner fairings 12.62 and 12.63 in place.
- Install the dummy door handles 12.64.
- Apply the M.A.N. placard 12.66 and the lion symbol 12.67
to the dummy radiator 12.65, and glue it in place.
- Glue the back panel reinforcement 12.68 to the inside of
the driver’s cab.
Glazing
- When installing the glazing panels (machined sheet “C”) it
is particularly important to be sparing with the adhesive.
Clear contact cement or clear epoxy are also suitable
adhesives for this work. Please note: the door windows
should be glued in place from the inside.
Mirrors, windscreen wipers
- Glue the mirror components 12.70 - 12.73 together and fit
them on the mirror holders 12.69, leaving them free to
swivel.
- Apply the reflective film 12.74 and 12.75 to the mirrors.
- Fit the plastic mirror brackets 12.76 and 12.77 on the
brass mirror holders 12.69, but do not glue them.
- Position the mirror brackets carefully, and glue them to
the driver’s cab. This method of mounting the mirrors allo-
ws them to be removed for transporting the model.
- Bend the brass pins of the kerb mirrors 12.78 to the angle
desired (see “X”) and apply the reflective film to them. If
you work carefully, the kerb mirrors can also be removed
for maintenance, transport etc.
- Mark the exact position of the windscreen wipers 12.79
and the washer jets 12.80, and glue them in the wind-
screen recess.
Sunshield
- Cut out the vacuum-moulded sunshield 12.81 all round,
working as neatly as possible, and drill eight 1.5 mm Ø
holes in the positions shown. Glue the tubular brass rivets
12.82 and 12.83 in the holes - 10 mm long at the top, 6
mm long at the bottom.
Assembly and operating instructions
No.
3301