OPERATOR'S MANUAL

VEHICLERECOVERYANDSPRINGBRAKES
ReturningVehicletoService
Youwillhavetoaddlubricantto
preventdamageafteryourvehiclehas
beentowed.
1.Intothepinioncage,add1pint
(.47liter)oflubricantorintothe
interaxledifferential,add2pints
(.94liter)ofapprovedlubricant.
2.Afteraddingthespeciedtype
andamountoflubricant,drivethe
vehicle.Itshouldbeunloaded.
Drive1to2miles(1.5to3km)
ataspeedlowerthan25mph
(40km/h).Thiswillthoroughly
circulatethelubricantthroughthe
assembly.
SpringBrakes—Manual
Release
Recoveringavehiclerequiresthatyou
releasetheparkingbrakes.Theremay
betimeswhenthereisnotenoughair
pressuretoreleasetheparkingbrakes.
Insuchcases,theparkingbrakes
(orSpringBrakes)canbemanually
released.
WARNING
Donotdrivevehiclewith
malfunctioningbrakes.Ifoneof
thebrakecircuitsshouldbecome
inoperative,brakingdistanceswill
increasesubstantiallyandhandling
characteristicswhilebrakingwillbe
affected.Youcouldlosecontrolof
yourvehicleorcauseanaccident.
Haveittowedtothenearestdealer
orqualiedrepairfacilityforrepair.
Failuretocomplymayresultin
death,personalinjury,equipmentor
propertydamage.
Thebrakescanbereleasedinthis
mannershouldthepressureintheair
systemnotbeenoughtoreleasethem.
Thismayoccurininstanceswhere
theengine'saircompressorisnot
abletogetthesystemuptooperating
pressure.
WARNING
Donotdisassembleaspring
brakechamber.Thesechambers
containapowerfulspringthatis
compressed.Suddenreleaseof
thisspringmayresultindeathor
personalinjury.
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