OPERATOR'S MANUAL

BRAKESYSTEM
WARNING
Donotuseanyreplacement
partinthebrakesystemunless
itconformsexactlytooriginal
specications.Anonconforming
partinyourvehicle'sbrakesystem
couldcauseamalfunctionresulting
inanaccidentcausingdeathor
personalinjury.Sizesandtypes
aresorelatedtooneanotherthat
aseeminglyunimportantchangein
onemayresultinachangeinhow
wellthebrakesworkforyouonthe
road.Ifpartsdonotworktogether
properly,youcouldlosecontrolof
yourvehicle,whichcouldcausea
seriousaccident.
Allvehicleoperatorsshouldcheck
theirbrakesregularly.
WARNING
Donotusebrakeliningswith
athicknessbelowthespecied
minimum.Suchliningswillhave
liningrivetsexposedthatcan
damagethebrakedrumandreduce
brakeefciency,whichcouldcause
death,personalinjuryorsystem
failure.
AirDiscBrakes
Havebrakepadsinspectedbya
qualiedmechanicforwearatregular
intervalsaccordingtothePreventive
MaintenanceScheduleonpage5-12.
Insevereserviceoroff-highway
applicationsinspecttheliningsmore
frequently.
Regularlyinspectforpad/rotorwear:
•Parkonlevelgroundandchock
thewheels.
•Temporarilyreleasetheparking
brakes.
•Comparetherelativeposition
oftwonotches;onelocatedon
thecaliperandtheotheronthe
carrier.Seetheillustrationbelow
todetermineifthebrakesrequire
adetailedinspectionbyaqualied
mechanic.
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