operators_manual

VEHICLERECOVERYANDSPRINGBRAKES
VEHICLERECOVERY
ANDSPRINGBRAKES
VehicleRecoveryGuidelines
Yourvehicleisequippedwith
removableRecoveryHitches,
designedforshortdistancerecovery
purposesonly.Useonlytheprovided
hitches,accordingthefollowing
instructions.Whenusingthis
connection,donottransportyour
vehicleoverlongdistances.(Ifyour
vehicledoesnothavetheproper
hitches,contactyourdealer.)
Alllubricatingandclutchapplication
oilpressureisprovidedbyan
engine-drivenpump,whichwillnot
workwhentheengineisstopped.
Youcouldseriouslydamageyour
vehiclebytowingitwiththedriveline
connectedandthedrivewheelson
theground.Worse,whenvehiclesare
towed,eitherbywreckerorpiggyback,
thelubricantinthetopfrontofthe
driveaxlewilldraintotherear.This
willleavethetopcomponentsdry.The
resultingfrictionmaydamagethem.
Alwaysremovethemaindriveaxle
shaftsbeforetowingyourvehicle.
CAUTION
Removethedriveaxleshaftsorlift
thedrivingwheelsoffthegroundbe-
foretowingthevehicle.T owingthe
vehiclewitheitherthewheelsonthe
groundortheaxleshaftsintheaxles
willcausedamagetotheaxlegears.
CAUTION
IfyourvehiclehasaMeritoraxlewith
adriver-controlledmaindifferential
lock,installthecagingboltbefore
removingtheaxlesfortowing,see
DriverControlledMainDifferential
onpage2-18.Installingthecaging
boltpreventsdamagebylockingin-
ternalaxlecomponentsinposition.
CAUTION
ConnectonlytotheRecovery
Hitches,seeVehicleRecovery
Guidelinesonpage2-15.Connec-
tionstootherstructuralpartscould
damagethevehicle.Donotattach
tobumpersorbrackets.Useonly
equipmentdesignedforthispur-
pose.Failuretocomplymayresult
inequipmentdamage.
(03/17)Y53-6076-1B12-15
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