Maintenance and Service
Mechanical drive for steering axles
Element installation
– Moisten the thread and sealing surfaces of the filter bowl and head as well as the
O-ring of the bowl and element with clean hydraulic fluid.
– Install a new element (ROPA item no. 270043000).
– Carefully install the filter element on the element holding pin.
– Screw in the filter bowl to the stop.
– Unscrew the filter bowl by one sixth revolution.
– Start diesel engine and, for instance, raise the pile pickup to the stop (move against
pressure), check the filter for leaks.
ADVICE
Filter element must be disposed of in compliance with regional environmental protec-
tion regulations!
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