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2 General visual inspection
A walk around the vehicle and the following inspections form part of the daily routine:
- Are components or controls damaged?
- Are there leaks on the engine, the hydraulics, the gearbox, etc.?
- All fastening points OK?
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Immediately take actions to correct any detected malfunction to avoid damages, dan-
gers or environmental hazards!
3 Check that the bolts and nuts fit firmly
Bolts and nuts must be checked regularly to ensure that they fit firmly; retighten them
if necessary.
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The spare parts catalogue states the special torques at the corresponding parts.
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For the necessary standard torques, please refer to the section "Bolts - torques"
Caution! Possible damage to or destruction of parts!
- Self-locking nuts must always be replaced after removal.
- Special torques not mentioned in this manual are stated
at the corresponding place in the spare parts catalogue.
- Screws locked with screw cement must be cemented in
again if found to have come loose.
Always use the stated torque.
- Stated torques for screwed connections apply
to dry (unoiled) state
- Do no reuse screws inserted with the maximum permit-
ted torque; instead, replace with new screws.
- Screws in strength class 12.9 should only be used once.
- All screwed connections must be clean.
- Check all reused components of the screwed connection
for any signs of damage.