Peterbilt 348 2017 - Driving with Deflated Air Springs

SUSPENSION
DrivingwithDeatedAir
Springs
Ifanairspringisruptured,therewill
beenoughairpressuretodrivethe
vehicletoasafestopoffthehighway
toinvestigatetheproblem.
WARNING!
Donotcontinuetodrivewithrup-
turedairsprings.Theairlosscan
causethespringbrakestoapplyal-
lowingyourbrakestodragandburn
upthelinings,whichcouldleadtoan
accidentcausingdeathorpersonal
injury.Donotcontinuetooperate
thevehicleinthiscondition.
Youcangettoarepairfacilityifyoudo
thefollowing:
1.Removetheheightcontrollink
connectedtotheaxleandto
thesuspensionairvalvecontrol
arm.Thiswillcausetheairvalve
controlarmtocenterintheclosed
position.
2.Theairsystemcanthenbe
pumpeduptonormalpressurefor
continuedoperation.
WARNING!
Donotdrivethevehicleiftheair
pressureislessthan100psi(690
kPa).Drivingthevehiclewithless
than100psi(690kPa)couldmake
thebrakesunsafetousewhich
couldcauseanaccidentinvolving
deathorpersonalinjury.
CAUTION
Operatingavehiclewithairsuspen-
sionbagseitheroverinatedorun-
derinatedmaycausedamageto
drivelinecomponents.Ifavehicle
mustbeoperatedundersuchcondi-
tions,donotexceed5mph(8km/h).
4-60Y53-6060-1C1(03/17)
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