KAESER M27 - Page 78

Removing the ball coupling Removing the towing eye
1. Push back the protective sleeve, if necessa‐
ry.
2.
Remove the self-locking nuts of both screw
connections.
3. Remove the washers.
4. Immediately dispose of the used self-locking
nuts.
5. If required, shorten the mounting pin to the
required maximum length.
6. Pull the screw from the bore.
7. Use the mounting pin to knock out the re‐
taining screw for the shock absorber.
8. Do not remove the mounting pin in order to
retain the centring of the shock absorber in
the towbar tube.
9. Remove the ball coupling from the towbar.
10. Remove the distance bow from the towbar.
1. Push back the protective sleeve, if necessa‐
ry.
2. Remove the self-locking nuts of both screw
connections.
3. Remove the washers.
4. Immediately dispose of the used self-locking
nuts.
5. If required, shorten the mounting pin to the
required maximum length.
6. Pull the screw from the bore.
7. Use the mounting pin to knock out the re‐
taining screw for the shock absorber.
8. Do not remove the mounting pin. in order to
retain the centring of the shock absorber in
the towbar tube.
9. Remove the towing eye from the towbar
tube.
10. Remove the distance bush from the towbar.
Fitting the ball coupling Fitting the towing eye
Use the distance bow to equalize the size differ‐
ence between the towbar and the ball coupling.
1.
Place the distance bow onto the towbar.
2. Place the distance bow in such a manner
that the bores of the bow and the towbar
tube are aligned.
3. Push the ball coupling onto the towbar tube.
4. Adjust the ball coupling until the bores of
towbar tube and ball coupling are aligned.
5. Use the retaining screw for the shock ab‐
sorber to knock out the mounting pin.
6. Push the fastening screw through the frontal
bore.
7. Place the washers.
8. Thread new self-locking nuts on both
screws and tighten with torque wrench (see
chapter 2.4.4).
9. Place the protective sleeve.
Use the distance bush to equalize the size dif‐
ference between the towbar and the towing eye.
1. Push the distance bush onto the towbar
tube.
2. Place the distance bush in such a manner
that the bores of the bush and the towbar
tube are aligned.
3. Push the ball coupling onto the towbar tube.
4. Adjust the towing eye until the bores of tow‐
bar tube and towing eye are aligned.
5. Use the retaining screw for the shock ab‐
sorber to knock out the mounting pin.
6. Push the fastening screw through the frontal
bore.
7. Place the washers.
8. Thread new self-locking nuts on both
screws and tighten with torque wrench (see
chapter 2.4.4).
9. Place the protective sleeve.
Checking the overrun braking mechanism
➤
Push the towbar tube in and out by hand.
If resistance is felt, the shock absorber is properly hung.
If you don't feel a resistance:
The fastening eye of the shock absorber is not hung correctly.
➤
Repeat the assembly steps.
6 Installation
6.4 Adjusting the chassis
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