4-11.3
Mount ing Tire and Wheel
a.
Make sure that all mount
ing sur
faces are
clean and free of rust, dirt or paint. A wire
brush may be used to clean these sur faces
(See Fig ure 4-16)
.
b.
Po
si
tion the in
ner and outer disc wheels
over the studs, be ing care ful not to dam age
the stud threads. Make sure that the disc
wheels are flat against the mount ing sur face.
c.
Be sure the valve stems for both the in ner
and outer tire are ac ces si ble.
d.
In stall the flange nut and tighten to 50 foot-
pounds us
ing the se
quence in
Fig ure 4-17.
Then tighten to full torque of 500 to 550
foot-pounds us ing the same se quence
.
e.
Torque will drop af
ter the first 50 to 100
miles of op
era
tion. Check the capnuts for
proper torque af ter this in ter val and re tighten
them. Retighten per
WARN ING
USE A TORQUE WRENCH TO AS SURE
PROPER TORQUE. IN SUF FI CIENT
TORQUE CAN CAUSE STUD BREAK
-
AGE AND DAM
AGE WHEEL PI
LOTS.
OVER
TORQUE CAN OVER
STRESS
T H E S T U D S A N D S T R I P T H E
THREADS.
4-12 WINCHES
In spect the winch ca ble be fore and af ter
every
us
age. If frayed wires, nicks, kinks, worn spots,
breaks or any other sign of de
te
rio
ra
tion or dam
-
age is found, im me di ate re place ment is man da tory
be
fore fur
ther us
age. If the semi
trailer is go
ing to
be out in the weather for any length of time, it is
ad vis able to oil the winch ca ble to pre vent un timely
rust ing and de te rio ra tion of the ca ble. See
Ta ble
4-1
for lu bri ca tion speci fi ca tions.
In spect the winch mecha nism thor oughly each
week to in sure safe, ef fi cient op era tion.
WARN ING
DO NOT HAN DLE THE WINCH CA BLE
WHEN THE WINCH IS IN THE EN GAGE
PO
SI
TION. HANDS OR CLOTH
ING
COULD GET CAUGHT IN THE CA BLE
AND BE PULLED INTO THE SPOOL
CAUS ING SE RI OUS PER SONAL IN -
JURY.
4-13 HY DRAU LIC EN GINE PACK AGE
The hy
drau
lic en
gine pack
age should be in
-
spected weekly to in
sure con tin
ued proper op
era
-
tion. The in spec tion should in clude:
4-13.1
Check the hy drau lic oil level weekly, or
af ter any leak age. See
Ta ble 4-1
for proper
hy drau lic oil. With all hy drau lic cyl in ders in
the re
tracted po
si
tion and with the en
gine
stopped, check the hy drau lic oil level.
4-13.2
Check hoses weekly for cracks or
leaks. If a valve or line leaks, it should be re -
placed im me di ately.
4-13.3
Check the en
gine oil each time be
fore
us
ing. Oil level should be main
tained be
-
tween the “ADD” and “FULL” marks on the
oil dip stick. For fur
ther main
te
nance pro ce -
dures and proper lu bri ca tion speci fi ca tions,
please re
fer to the en
gine own
er’s man
ual
that was sup
plied with the hy
drau
lic en
gine
pack age.
4-13.4
Re place hy drau lic fil ter with new fil ter at
least every 6 months or more of
ten un
der
ad verse con di tions.
4-13.5
Use the fuel rec
om
mended for the en
-
gine pack age in stalled on you trailer.
4-27
Summary of Contents for 318C
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