Volvo MB10A, Руководство по ремонту

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General Information
Avoid skin contact with oil! Prolonged or fre-
quent skin contact with oil can degrease the
skin, resulting in irritation, drying out, eczema,
and other skin complaints. Used oil is more dan-
gerous than new oil from the health care point of
view. Use protective gloves and avoid oil
drenched clothes and rags. Wash your hands
regularly, especially before meals. Use special
hand cream to counteract drying out, and to
simplify cleaning the skin.
The majority of chemicals intended for the prod-
uct (e.g. engine and timing gear oils, glycol, pet-
rol and diesel oil) or chemicals for workshop use
(e.g. degreasing agent, enamels and solvents)
are hazardous to health. Read the instruction on
the pack carefully. Always follow the given safe-
ty instructions (e.g. the use of breathing protec-
tion, protective glasses, or gloves, etc.) Make
sure that other personnel are not exposed to
hazardous substances, e.g. by inhaling the air.
Make sure there is adequate ventilation. Handle
consumed and surplus chemicals in the pre-
scribed manner.
Observe extreme caution when tracing fuel
leaks in fuel systems and when testing fuel noz-
zles. Wear protective glasses. The jet from a
fuel nozzle has a very high pressure and pene-
trating force. The fuel can penetrate deeply into
bodily tissue and cause serious injury. Risk of
blood poisoning.
All fuels, in similarity with chemicals, are inflam-
mable. Make sure that naked flames, or sparks,
cannot lead to ignition. Petrol, certain thinners,
and hydrogen from batteries, are extremely in-
flammable and explosive when mixed with air.
Smoking is prohibited! Ventilate well and take
the necessary precautions before conducting
welding or grinding work in the immediate vicini-
ty. Always have a fire extinguisher handy in the
workshop.
Make sure that rags drenched in oil and petrol,
including old fuel and lubricant filters, are stored
safety. Oil drenched rags can in certain condi-
tions self-ignite. Old fuel and oil filters are envi-
ronmentally hazardous waste, and together with
spent lubricant, contaminated fuel, paint resi-
due, solvent, degreasing agent and suds, should
be handed in to a waste handling unit for de-
struction.
Batteries must never be exposed to naked
flames or electrical sparks. Never smoke in the
vicinity of batteries. Hydrogen develops when
batteries are charged, which in combination with
air forms an explosive gas. This gas is highly
inflammable and very explosive. One spark from
connecting the batteries incorrectly is sufficient
to cause the battery to explode and cause inju-
ry. Do not touch the connection when starting
(risk of spark) and do not lean over the batter-
ies.
Never confuse the plus and minus terminals
when fitting the batteries. This can cause seri-
ous damage to the electrical equipment. Check
the wiring diagram.
Always use protective glasses when charging
and handling batteries. The battery electrolyte
contains strongly corrosive sulphuric acid. On
skin contact, wash with soap and plenty of wa-
ter. If battery acid gets into the eyes, rinse im-
mediately with water, and contact a doctor with-
out delay.
Stop the engine and switch off the power with
the main switch (switches) before working on
the electrical system.
Adjustment of the clutch should be conducted
when the engine is idle.
Use the lifting hooks mounted on the engine/re-
versing gear when lifting the drive unit. Always
check that the lifting equipment is in good condi-
tion and has the correct capacity for the lift
(weight of engine plus reversing gear and extra
equipment where appropriate).
For safe handling, and to avoid damaging the
components mounted on top of the engine, the
engine should always be lifted with a lifting bar
adjusted to the engine. All chains or wires
should run in parallel with each other and as per-
pendicular to the top of the engine as possible.
Special lifting equipment may be required to en-
sure the right balance and safe handling if other
equipment connected to the engine alters its
centre of gravity.
Never carry out work on an engine only support-
ed by lifting equipment.