Maintenance 6
Maintenance as required
WARNING
If the chain is damaged before reaching the permis-
sible elongation, the load chain may break.
If any of the above-mentioned damage has occur-
red, the load chain must be replaced without delay.
– Spray the load chains with chain spray
according to the maintenance data ta-
ble, see ⇒ Chapter "Maintenance data ta-
ble", P. 6-186.
– Checking the load chain tension.
CAUTION
Never compensate tyre wear by adjusting lift chain
tension!
Only retighten the load chains after elongation due
to wear. The chains should be replaced once elon-
gation reaches 3%.
CAUTION
If the load chains can no longer be retightened, the
chains must be replaced completely, along with all
associated connecting parts.
Please contact your service centre.
NOTE
After adjusting the load chains, the clearance
between the fork carriage stop and run-out
stop must be checked, see ⇒ Chapter "Che-
cking the clearance between fork carriage
stop and run-out stop", P. 6-233.
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