4
MAIN TE NANCE AND LU BRI CA TION
This sec tion con tains in struc tions nec es sary for
proper main
te
nance of the semi
trailer. The 318C
semi
trailer is de
signed for years of serv
ice with
mini mal main te nance. How ever, proper main te -
nance is im por tant for du ra bil ity and safe op era tion
and is an owner/user re spon si bil ity.
4-1
MAIN TE NANCE SCHED ULE
Trailer main te nance in cludes pe ri odic in spec -
tion and lu bri ca tion.
Ta ble 4-2, Main te nance
Sched ule
, lists the rec
om
mended main
te
nance
and lu bri ca tion tasks by time in ter val and by ac cu -
mu
lated mile
age (use which
ever oc
curs first).
Ta
-
ble 4-3, Hy drau lic En gine Main te nance Sched -
ule
, lists the rec om mended main te nance tasks for
the hy drau lic en gine pack age.
DAN GER
O P E R A T I N G T H E T R A C T O R O R
TRAILER WITH DE FEC
TIVE, BRO KEN
OR MISS ING PARTS MAY RE SULT IN
SE
RI
OUS IN
JURY OR DEATH, DAM
-
AGE TO THE TRAC TOR/TRAILER, ITS
CARGO, OR PROP ERTY IN ITS PATH.
4-1.1
In spec tion
a.
In
spect the trac
tor, the trailer, and trailer
parts pe
ri
odi
cally for dam
age or signs of
pend
ing fail
ure. Dam
aged or bro
ken parts
must be re paired or re placed at once. De ter -
mine the cause of any bind
ing or hy
drau
lic
leak age at once. Cor rect the prob lem be fore
us ing the trac tor or trailer.
b.
Use the trou ble shoot ing sec tion,
Section 5
to check for “SYMP TOMS” and “PROB LEMS”
of any trailer sys tem not func tion ing cor rectly,
or where wear, dis
tor
tion, or break
age are
found. Ad min is ter “REM EDY” ac cord ing to
the right- hand col umn of the trou ble shoot ing
sec tion.
4-1.2
Lu bri ca tion
Fig ure 4-1 and Ta
ble 4-1
de tail lu bri ca tion
points and in ter vals, method of ap pli ca tion, and lu -
bri cant re quired, and il lus trate the lo ca tion of each
part to be lu
bri
cated. Dur
ing in
spec
tions of the
trailer, if lu bri cants are found to be fouled with dirt
or sand, those parts should be cleaned with paint
thin ner, dried, and re lu bri cated im me di ately. Dirt in
a lu
bri
cant forms an abra
sive com
pound that will
wear parts rap idly.
WARN ING
PAINT THIN
NER AND OTHER SOL
-
VENTS ARE FLAM MA BLE AND TOXIC
TO EYES, THE SKIN, AND RES
PI
RA
-
TORY TRACT. AVOID SKIN AND EYE
CON TACT. GOOD GEN ERAL VEN TI LA -
TION IS NOR MALLY ADE QUATE. KEEP
AWAY FROM OPEN FLAM ES OR
OTHER COM BUS TI BLE ITEMS.
4-1
Summary of Contents for 318C
Page 3: ...MODELS 318C BOEING TRAILER OPERATOR S MANUAL PURCHASED FROM DATE ADDRESS PHONE NO SERIAL NO i...
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Page 32: ...3 20 FIGURE 3 6 STEPS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING...
Page 36: ...3 24 FIGURE 3 8 REAR IMPACT GUARD AND ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM...
Page 52: ...4 14 FIGURE 4 6 CHECKING AXLE ALIGNMENT FIGURE 4 7 EXAMPLES OF CAMBER...
Page 56: ...4 18 FIGURE 4 10 AXLE AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY...
Page 64: ...4 26 FIGURE 4 16 MOUNTING TIRES AND WHEELS FIGURE 4 17 STUD TIGHTENING SEQUENCE...
Page 76: ...5 10 NOTES...
