. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE 2 - 34 PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING HAMMER When using a h ammer, pins may fly ou t or metal particles may be scattered. This may lead to serious inj ury. Always do as follows. If hard meta l parts such as pins or bearings are hit with a hammer, ther e is a hazard that piec es might be scatte red and cause injury. Always wear safety go ggles and gloves. When hitting pins there is a hazard t hat broken pieces m ight be sent flying an d injure people in the surrounding area. Always check that th ere is no one in the sur rounding area. th strong force may fly out area.
There is a ha zard that the pin hit wi and injure pe ople in the surrounding REPAIR WELDI Welding operati ons must always be car ried out by a qualifie d welde r and in a pla ce equipped with prope r equipment There is a haza rd of gas, fire, or electro cution when carryin g out welding, so ne ver allow any unqualifie d personne to carry out wel REMOVING BATTERY TERMINAL When repairing the electrical system or when carrying out electrica l welding, rem ove the negative (-) te rminal of the battery to preve nt the flow of current. PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING HIGH-PRESSURE GREASE TO ADJUST TRACK T Grease is pu mped into the track tension adjustment system essure.
system under high pr If the specifie d procedure for mainte nance is not followe d when making adjus tment, grease drain plu g (1) may fly out an d cause serious injury or property damage. g (1) to loosen the track When loose ning grease drain plu tension, neve r loosen it more than o ne turn. Loosen the grease drain plug slo wly. Never put yo ur face, hands, feet, or any other part of yo ur body close to grea DO NOT DISASSEMBLE RECOIL SPRIN G Never attempt t o disassemble the reco ils spring assembly . It contains a spring under high pressure w hich serves as a shock abs orber for the idler. If it i s disassembled by mistake, the spring w ill fly out and cause se rious injury.
When it becom es necessary to disass emble it, ask your K omatsu distributor to do the work.