CASE CONSTRUCTION 450DX - Page 55

7-MAINTENANCE
5MOUNTINGRUBBERPAD
Checkrubberpadsforcracksanddistortion.Measure
crackdepthwithastraightedge.Ifdepthofcrackexceeds
5mm,replacerubberpads.
6HYDRAULICTANK
Forcheckinghydraulicoillevelinthehydraulictank,park
themachineonthelevelground.TheHydraulicoillevel
shouldbeatthecenterofupperhydraulicoillevelindica-
tor.Iftheoillevelisless,removethebreathercapand
topupusingspeciedoil.ReplaceHydraulicoiloncein
1000hor6months,whicheverisearlier.
WATERTANK
Forthewaterchamber,checktheinternalwatertank
wallsforcorrosion.Thewaterchamberisprovided
withastrainertopreventimpurities.Tocleanthewater
chamberremovethecapandthebreatheranddrainthe
entirewaterinsidethroughthedrainplugprovidedatthe
bottom.Nowllthewatertankwithsoftwaterthrough
strainer.Beforerelling,makesurethatthedrainportis
plugged.
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7DIESELTANK
Beforecleaningthedieseltankmakessurethattheen-
gineisoff.Thefueltankisprovidedwithastrainerand
alockablecover.Removethefuelllerplateandensure
thatthestrainerisnotclogged.Tankshouldalwaysbe
lledawayfromneckedamesoranyothersourceofheat
(Cigaretteetc.).
Putthestrainerbackinpositionandstartllingdiesel.
Drainthesedimentarywaterfromthefueltank(preferably
everyday)bylooseningthedrainplugprovidedatthebot-
tomofthetankbyafewthreads.Retightenedtheplugas
soonasdieselstartsowingout.
Forthewatertankfollowthesameprocedureprovidedin
thefronttankmaintenanceprocedures.
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