OM1059 07/08 Introduction - Section 1 Page 10-3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL The front cover of this manual includes a form number. This form number must be referenced when ordering addi- tional copies of this manual, or for any other correspondence regarding the coverage in this manual. Direct all inquiries to: Komatsu America Corp. Datakom, Peoria Technical Publications P.O. Box 240 Peoria, IL 61650-0240 United States of America Fax (309) 672-7072 This first section is an Introduction to the manual. It contains the Table of Contents for locating specific areas of interest. Other sections include:
Standard Charts and Tables Safety Warnings and Cautions Operating Instructions Operator Cab and Controls Lubrication and Service Automatic Lubrication System Major Component Descriptions/Specifications Payload Meter III Radio, AM/FM, CD Player When searching for a specific area of interest, go first to the Table of Contents to locate the section in which the subject might generally be included. Then, go to that section of the Table of Contents to find a subject description that most closely describes the specific area of interest to find a page number, and go to that page. Section num- bers and page numbers are located at the top, outside corner of the page.
At the top, inside corner of the page is a document (module) number. If there is ever a question regarding the infor- mation in a particular section, refer to the document (module) number, the manual form number, and use the address shown above to correspond. If there is a date (month/year) behind the document (module) number, that date indicates the latest revision date of that page. The illustrations used in this manual are typical of the component shown, and may not be an exact reproduction of what is found on the truck. This manual shows dimensioning of U.S. standard and metric (SI) units throughout.
All references to right, left, front, or rear are made with respect to the operator's normal seated position, unless specifically stated otherwise. When assembly instructions are provided without references to torque values, standard torque values must be used. Standard torque requirements are shown in the torque charts on the following pages of the next section and in the General Information section of the truck shop manual. Individual torques, when provided in the text, are in bold face type, such as 135 N·m (100 ft lbs) . All torque specifications have ±10% tolerance, unless otherwise specified.