Maintenance
Removing the machine’s covers
Engine cover
1.Open the engine covers on both sides.
2.Remove the screws holding the engine cover.
3.Lift off the engine cover.
Assemble in the reverse order.
Checking radiatorgrilles
Clean the radiator grille behind the driver's seat:
Fold the driver's seat up.
Check that the radiator grille is free of leaves, grass, and dirt.
A clogged radiator grille impairs the cooling of the engine, which may result in engine damage.
If necessary, remove the radiator grille and clean it. Check when the grille has been removed whether the heat exchanger is dirty. Clean if necessary.
See “Cleaning the radiator's heat exchanger” on page 38.
Engine cover’s mounting screws
Radiator grilles
Cleaning the radiator's heat exchanger
Remove the radiator grille. If the dirt is mixed with oil, first spray cold degreasing agent and wait approximately 5 minutes. Then flush the radiator with water jets from the engine compartment. Dirt mixed with oil, can be due to a leaking hydraulic oil cooler. Contact an authorised service workshop for repair.
Adjusting the pump and generator drive belts
1. Slacken off the adjustment screw 1/2 turn. | The radiator's heat exchanger |
2.Pry out the generator using a screwdriver or similar until the belt can be pressed in approximately 1 cm
(3/8”) with moderate thumb pressure between the pump and generator. Slacken off, if necessary, the generator’s lower mounting screw if the belt cannot be tensioned.
Caution: Do not pry against the generator housing, pry against the bearing shield, see image.
3. Tighten the adjustment screw.
4. Check tighten the generator’s mounting screw.
Adjusting the generator drive belt
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