Komatsu — TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS MAINTENANCE 4.1 GUIDE TO MAINTENANCE.................................................................................................................. 154 4.2 MAINTENANCE NOTES....................................................................................................................... 156 4.2.1 NOTES REGARDING THE ENGINE ....................................................................................... 156 4.2.1.1 ENGINE OIL............................................................................................................ 156 4.2.1.2 COOLANT...............................................................................................................

156 4.2.1.3 FUEL ....................................................................................................................... 157 4.2.2 NOTES REGARDING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM................................................................. 157 4.2.3 NOTES REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ............................................................... 157 4.2.4 NOTES REGARDING LUBRICATION ..................................................................................... 158 4.2.5 PARTS SUBJECT TO WEAR THAT PERIODICALLY NEED CHANGING..............................

158 4.3 FUEL, COOLANT AND LUBRICANTS................................................................................................. 159 4.3.1 HOMOLOGATED SYNTHETIC BIODEGRADABLE LUBRICANTS TYPE HEES ................... 161 4.4 DRIVING TORQUES FOR SCREWS AND NUTS ................................................................................ 162 4.4.1 STANDARD DRIVING TORQUES ........................................................................................... 162 4.4.2 SPECIFIC DRIVING TORQUES ..............................................................................................

162 4.5 LUBRICATION ...................................................................................................................................... 163 4.5.1 LUBRICATION DIAGRAM........................................................................................................ 163 4.6 PERIODICAL CHANGE OF THE COMPONENTS CONNECTED WITH SAFETY.............................. 164 4.6.1 CRITICAL PARTS FOR SAFETY............................................................................................. 165 4.7 MAINTENANCE PLAN..........................................................................................................................

171 4.8 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................ 173 4.8.1 WHEN REQUIRED................................................................................................................... 173 4.8.1.a CHECKING, CLEANING OR CHANGING THE AIR CLEANER CARTRIDGE....... 173 4.8.1.b TYRE ROTATION .................................................................................................. 174 4.8.1.c DRAINING THE FUEL TANK .................................................................................

175 4.8.1.d RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE .................................................................... 176 4.8.1.e CHECKING THE BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL....................................................... 177 4.8.2 CHECKS BEFORE STARTING................................................................................................ 178 4.8.2.a VARIOUS CHECKS ................................................................................................ 178 4.8.2.b CHECKING THE COOLANT LEVEL ...................................................................... 178 4.8.2.c CHECKING THE FUEL LEVEL...............................................................................

179 4.8.2.d CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL ................................................................... 180 4.8.2.e CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL IN THE HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT ............................... 181 4.8.2.f CHECKING THE WATER SEPARATOR FOR SEDIMENTS AND WATER .......... 182 4.8.2.g CHECKING THE WIRING SYSTEM....................................................................... 182 4.8.3 MAINTENANCE AFTER THE FIRST 50 HOURS OF OPERATION........................................ 183 4.8.4 MAINTENANCE EVERY 50 HOURS OF OPERATION ...........................................................

183 4.8.4.a CHECKING THE TYRE PRESSURE ..................................................................... 183 4.8.4.b CHECKING THE COOLANT LEVEL IN THE RADIATOR ...................................... 183 4.8.5 MAINTENANCE AFTER THE FIRST 250 HOURS OF OPERATION...................................... 184 4.8.6 MAINTENANCE EVERY 250 HOURS OF OPERATION ......................................................... 184 4.8.6.a ADJUSTING THE FAN BELT TENSION................................................................. 184 4.8.6.b CHECKING THE GEARING CHAIN TENSION ......................................................

185 4.8.6.c CLEANING THE OUTSIDE OF THE RADIATORS................................................. 187 4.8.6.d CHECKING THE WHEEL NUT DRIVING TORQUE............................................... 187 4.8.6.e CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL IN THE FINAL TRANSMISSIONS .......................... 188 4.8.6.f LUBRICATING THE JOINTS .................................................................................. 189 4.8.6.g CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL ............................................................................... 190 4.8.6.h CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL FILTER..................................................................

191 4.8.7 MAINTENANCE AFTER THE FIRST 500 HOURS OF OPERATION (Only for machines filled with synthetic biodegradable oil type HEES) .................................... 192 13