Maintenance
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replaced with a NEW flanged nut - torqued
to 290 ± 10 Nm (214+/1 7.5 lbs/ft). A small
amount of special mineral grease, available
from AL-KO must be applied to stub axle
thread prior to fitting the new flanged nut.
After fitting excess grease must be removed
with white sprit.
The rear hexagon cap head bolt located
under the black plastic cap
MUST NOT BE
DISTURBED under any circumstance.
Interference with this nut will result in
immediate tyre wear and damage to the
braking system and
WILL INVALIDATE ALL
WARRANTIES
. Should the rear nut
accidentally be disturbed then the complete
axle must be returned to AL-KO for resetting
of the toe-in and camber.
No attempt should be made to remove the
bearing. In the event of damage to the
bearing or drum, only the drum complete
with bearing and circlip will be available as a
spare. No grease is used in the hub other
than the mineral grease on the stub axle. No
grease should be placed in the DUST cap.
This is not a grease cap as used in all
previous hubs
“Standard Axle” Maintenance (taper roller
bearings)
After 1500 km or 6 months
Have the axial play of the hub bearing
checked and adjusted if necessary.
After 10,000 km or 12 months
Check quantity and quality of grease, renew
if necessary.
Check the wear of the wheel brake linings
every 10,000 Km or every 12 months
through inspection hole (Fig. 5) and adjust if
necessary. Where continuous travel in hilly
regions or high mileage is experienced,
earlier inspection and adjustment may be
necessary.
SPARE PARTS
Spare parts are safety critical parts! For this
reason when fitting spare parts in our
products we recommend the use of original
AL-KO parts or those parts that we have
explicitly approved. The reliability, safety and
suitability of parts designed especially for
our products, has been determined using a
special test procedure. In spite of constantly
monitoring the market we are unable to
assess or vouch for other products.
If repair work or servicing is required, AL-KO
have a large network of AL-KO service
stations throughout Europe.
To establish the correct spare parts required
for your axle you should always quote the
axle type (axle identification plate Fig. 1) and
Spare Part Identification no. (ETI No.), which
will be stamped onto the wheel brake or on
the identification plate (Fig. 6). Please
establish these numbers before contacting
AL-KO or a Service Agent.
The AL-KO rubber suspension axle has been
designed and developed to suit all types of
road conditions and is maintenance free.
Three rubber elements are contained within
an hexagonal axle tube. These provide
suspension and have inherent damping
characteristics.
Figs. 7, 8 & 9 show the deformation of the
rubber elements at the extremes of
suspension movement.
The axle is designed to ride with the
suspension drop arm at, or slightly below,
the horizontal position.
For Trouble Shooting & Fault Finding please
see Table 1 on page 132.
Fig. 6
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