MAINTENANCE
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Note: The hub bearing is not protected
against water ingress. Check wheel brake
linings for wear every 10,000 kilometers
(6200 miles) or every 12 months via the
inspection hole
Fig. 5
(Fig. 5/Item 1). Adjust if necessary. Where
continuous travel in hilly regions or high
mileage is experienced, earlier inspection and
adjustment may be necessary.
Note: The flanged hub-nut, located under
the dust cap, used to keep the brake drum
in situ, is a ONE-SHOT NUT (ie. must
only be used once). If removed it must be
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 spirit.
The rear hexagon cap head bolt located
under the black plastic cap MUST NOT BE
DISTURBED under any circumstance. Inter-
ference with this nut will result in immediate
tyre wear and damage to the braking sys-
tem and WILL INVALIDATE ALL WARRAN-
TIES. 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
Spare parts
Spare parts are safety critical parts! For
this reason when fitting spare parts we
recommend the use of original AL-KO
parts or those parts that they have explicitly
approved. The reliability, safety and suitability
of parts designed especially for their products,
has been determined using a special test
procedure. In spite of constantly monitoring
the market they 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, page 209)
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.
Fig. 6
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.
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