Komatsu — SAFETY MAINTENANCE INFORMATION

. SAFETY SAFETY MAINTENANCE INFORMATION REMOVING BATTERY TERMINALS 2 - 36 WELDING WOR Welding operat ions must alwa ys be carrie d out by a qualifi ed welde r and in a place equipped with proper equi pment. There is a haza rd of gas, fire, or electrocu tion when carryi ng out welding, so never allow any unqualified per sonne to carry out wel When repairing the electrical s ystem or w hen carrying out electrica l welding, remo ve the negative (-) termina l of the battery to prev ent the flow of c SAFETY FIRST WHEN USING HIGH-PRESSURE GREASE TO ADJUST TRACK TEN Grease is p umped into the track tension adjustment system ressure.

under high p If the specifi ed procedure fo r maintena nce is not follow ed when making adju serious injur stment, grease y or property d drain plug ( amage. rain plug ( 1) may fly out and cause 1) to loosen the track When loose ning grease d tension, nev er loosen it mor e than one turn. Loosen th e grease drain plug sl owly. Never put yo ur face, hands , feet, or an y other part of yo ur body close to grea se drain plug ( DO NOT DISASSEMBLE RECOIL SPRINGS Never attempt to disassemble the recoils spring assembl y. It contains a spring un der high pressure which serves as a shock abs orber for the id ler. If it is d isassembled by mistake, the spring will fly out and cause serious injury.

When it becom es necessary t o disassem ble it, ask your Komatsu distributor to do the work.