. MAINTENANCE PERIODIC REPLACEMENT OF SAFETY CRITICAL PARTS 4 - 15 PERIODIC REPLACEMENT OF SAFETY CRITICAL PARTS To en sure saf ety at all time s when operating or driving the m achine, th e user of th e machine mu st alwa ys carry out period ic maintenance. In a ddition, to further improve safety, the parts in the safety-critical parts li st on th e next page must also be replaced at th e specified inter val. These par ts are part icularly clos fire prevention, so please conta ct your Komatsu distributor to h ave them r eplaced. Mater ial qualit y of these pa rts can change a s time passes a nd they ar e likely to w ear out or deteriorate .
However, it is dif ficult to determine the extent of wear o r deterioration a t the time o f periodic m aintenance. H ence, it is required to rep lace the m with new o nes regardless of their conditio n after a c l times. mportan ensur e that th ese parts ma intain their full pe rformance at al Furthermore, should anythi ng abnormal be fo und on any of t hese parts, replace it w ith a new one even if t he periodic replacement ti me for the pa rt has not yet arr If any of the h ose clamps s how deterioration like deformatio n or crack ing, replace the clamps a t the sa me time as the ho ses.
erform t Also p clamp s and re place defecti ve hoses, as req When replacin g hoses, alw ays replace O-rin gs, gaskets, an d other su ch parts at the same time