Operation and maintenance manual
Section 270-0010
SM 1406 Rev 1 2-02
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the trailer frame. Install body hinge pins (3) and shims (4)
and secure with bolts (5) and washers (6).
4. Secure body cylinders to body (1) assembly with
pins and mounting hardware removed during removal.
Refer to Section 230-0130, BODY CYLINDER.
5. Lubricate body hinge pins (3) and body cylinder pins
with lubricant specified in Section 300-0020,
LUBRICATION SYSTEM. Lubricate slowly until
excess lube is seen.
6. If removed, install body pads (10) and body guide
plates (15) on body (1) as described under 'Body
Shimming Procedure'.
7. Remove lifting equipment from body (1) and wheel
chocks from all road wheels.
8. Start the engine and check for correct operation of
body (1) assembly.
BODY SHIMMING PROCEDURE
Numbers in parentheses refer to Fig. 1.
Note: Tighten all fasteners to standard torques listed
in Section 300-0080, STANDARD BOLT AND NUT
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS.
Note: When it becomes necessary, body pads (10)
should be replaced as a set to maintain load
distribution along the chassis. Existing body pads will
have taken a compression 'set' and a new pad
shimmed to match existing pads will not carry its share
of the load, resulting in uneven load distribution along
the chassis.
1. Raise body (1) clear of the trailer frame and lay body
pads (10) (metal face down) roughly in position on the
frame.
2. Lower body (1) onto body pads (10).
3. Centralise body (1) to the frame and place shims
(11 & 12) under the front two body pads (10) until all
other pads are clear of body (1).
4. Slide shims (11 & 12) under the other body pads
(10) until they just make contact with body (1).
5. Raise body (1) and install body pads (4) and shim
packs (11 & 12) to their relative brackets on body (1)
securing with bolts (8), washers (9) and locknuts (13).
6. Lower body (1) and check shimming.
7. Install body guide plates (15) with spacers (14) to
mounting brackets on body (1) setting gap between
plate (15) and the frame at 5 - 10 mm (0.2 - 0.4 in).
Secure plate (15) and spacers (14) to mounting
brackets with bolts (8) and washers (9).
MAINTENANCE
Every 50 Hours: Lubricate body hinge pins and body
cylinder pins with lubricant specified in Section
300-0020, LUBRICATION SYSTEM. Lubricate slowly
until excess lube is seen.
Body - Body and Mounting
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