SRT55D Off-Highway Truck
8-9
Safety, Operation and Maintenance Manual
Engine Air Cleaners - Check air cleaner
piping, hoses and clamps. Cha nge air
cleaner element only when air cleaner flow
restriction warning light illuminates. Service
vacuator valve daily. Inspect and remove any
obstructions from the vacuator valve lips.
Valve lips should be open and pliable with
engine stopped.
Note:
Service air cleaners more often under
extremely dusty operating conditions.Radiator
Header Tank - Check coolant level and add if
low. Fill radiator header tank with coolant until
coolant reaches the bottom of the filler neck
and holds at that level.
Note
: Any time a signicant amount of coolant
is added, the DCA4 concentration MUST be
checked. If the concentration is low, engine
damage will result. Conversely, over-inhibiting
antifreeze solutions can cause silicate dropout.
Steering, b raking and lifting s y s t e ms-
Check for correct operation of all systems
beforeoperating the truck.
Steering hydraulic tank lter - Check steering
filter restriction warning light with the truck
empty,brakes released, oil at normal operating
temperature, engine operating at 1 500 r/min
and while turning the steering wheel at one
turn/sec. If the warning light illuminates, the
lter element should be replaced.
Replace the filter element,If the warning light
illuminates.
Fuel pre-lter - Discharge water and impurities.
Refer to
Chapter 33 'HYDRAULIC TANK
MOUNTING'.
After first 150 hours of operating new or
rebuilt components.
Transmission - Drain oil, replace filters and
rell.
Differential - Drain oil and rell.
Planetaries - Drain oil and rell
Lubrication and Servicing