Inspection, care and maintenance
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Tyres/wheels:
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Replacing a defective wheel
Get the spare wheel.
Unscrew the nuts of the defective
wheel.
Carefully pull the wheel off the axle.
Carefully set the spare wheel on the
axle - do not damage the wheel bolts -
and screw them by hand with the
same nuts.
Screw the nuts on with a torque
wrench, in a crosswise sequence if
possible.
- Observe the stipulated tightening
torque.
Carefully set down the trailer.
Carefully stow the defective wheel on
the loading platform.
or
Put the defective wheel in the spare
wheel holder.
Carefully stow away any tools/lifting
equipment used.
Spare wheel storage
Fig. 39 Spare wheel on the front wall
1 Spare wheel
Fig. 40 Spare wheel under the chassis
1 Spare wheel
The spare wheel can be mounted on the
front wall (Fig. 39/1) or under the chassis
(Fig. 40/1).
Adhere to the following regulations,
safety rules and principles when
maintaining and checking spare wheel
holders:
– Road traffic regulations (StVO in
Germany).
– Accident prevention regulations -
vehicles (BGV 12).
– Technical: Principles for the testing of
vehicles by driving personnel
(BGG 915) and (ZH 1/282.1).
Supplying spare wheel
Wheel are heavy -
Work in pairs.
Remove the spare wheel from the
front wall, see page 110.
Remove the spare wheel under the
chassis, see page 111.
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