Section V. SERVICE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, LUBRICATION AND TROUBLE SHOOTING

SECTION V

SERVICE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, LUBRICATION

AND TROUBLE SHOOTING

5-1. GENERAL

5-2. To insure that the equipment is ready for operation

(1) Before-operation service. This is a brief service

at all times, it must be inspected systematically, so that

to ascertain that the truck is ready for operation; it is

defects may be discovered and corrected before they

mainly a check to see if conditions affecting the truck's

result in serious damage or failure. Defects discovered

readiness have changed since the last after-operation

during operation of the fork lift truck shall be noted for

service.

future correction, to be made as soon as operation has

(2) During-operation service. This service consists

ceased. Stop operation immediately if a deficiency is

of detecting unsatisfactory performances. While driving

noted which would damage the equipment if operation

or operating, the driver should be alert for any unusual

were continued. All deficiencies and shortcomings will

noises or odors, steering irregularities, or any other

be recorded with the corrective action taken at the

indication of malfunction of any part of the truck. Every

earliest possible opportunity.

time the operator picks up or deposits a load, applies the

5-3. This section contains information for performing

brakes, accelerates or turns the truck, it should be

scheduled inspection, lubrication and preventive

considered a test and any unusual or unsatisfactory

maintenance services. Perform the indicated inspection,

performance noted.

lubrication and maintenance at the designated intervals.

(3) After-operation service. This is the basic daily

All inspections of assemblies, subassemblies or parts

service for all trucks. It consists of correcting, so far as

must include any supporting members and connections

possible, any operating deficiencies, so that the truck is

and must determine that the unit is in good condition,

prepared to be operated again, upon a moment's notice,

correctly assembled, securely mounted or requires repair

should the situation so require.

or replacement.

b. General procedures for all services and

5-4.

The periodic service inspection and specific

inspections.

portions of the preventive maintenance services must be

(1) The general procedures [(2) below] apply to all

performed following each functional use of the fork lift

inspections and are just as important as the specific

truck to maintain' the vehicle. The fork lift truck must be

procedures.

operated occasionally during periods of infrequent use.

(2) Inspections to see if items are in good condition,

5-5. The maintenance operations described herein are

correctly assembled, secure, not excessively worn, not

to be considered as minimum operations on vehicles

leaking, and adequately lubricated apply to most items in

which are in operating condition and require only periodic

the preventive-maintenance and inspection procedures.

checkup and service. If, upon inspection, a component

Any or all of these checks that are pertinent to any item

requires more than adjustment, cleaning or simple

(including supporting, attaching, or connecting members)

replacement, refer to Section VI for more complete

will be performed automatically as general procedures, in

information.

addition to any specific procedures given.

(a) Inspection for good condition is usually

visual inspection to determine if the unit is safe or

5-6. PERIODIC SERVICE INSPECTION.

serviceable. Good condition is explained further as

meaning: .not bent or twisted, not chafed or burned, not

5-7. The following paragraphs contain the periodic

broken or cracked, not bare or frayed, not dented or

service inspection procedures to be performed at

collapsed, not torn or cut, not deteriorated.

designated intervals.

References are made to

(b) Inspection of a unit to see if it is correctly

maintenance procedures where necessary to complete

assembled is usually a visual inspection to see if the unit

the inspection services.

is in its normal position in the truck and if all its parts are

a. Intervals. Each truck will be inspected by its

present and in their correct relative positions.

assigned operator, each day it is operated. This service

is divided into three parts.