Every 250 Hours - Takeuchi TCR50 Operator's Manual

MAINTENANCE

Every 250 Hours

Cleaning the Air Cleaner
WARNING
� Stop the engine and allow the machine
to cool down before performing
maintenance.
• The engine, muffler, radiator and
many other parts of the machine
are hot directly after the engine is
stopped. Touching these parts will
cause burns.
� Wear required appropriate equipment
such as safety glasses and filter mask
when using compressed air, as metal
fragments or other objects can fly and
cause serious personal injury.
IMPORTANT: Be careful not to scratch
the element. Do not use an element if it is
damaged.
IMPORTANT: When
machine in very dusty places, inspection
and maintenance should be performed
every day.
1. Open the side cover.
operating the
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2. Loosen the clamp (1) and remove the dust
cup (2).
3. Clean the inside of the dust cup (2).
4. Remove the primary element (3).
Do not remove and clean the secondary
element (5).
5. Clean the inside of the body (4).
6. Clean the primary element (3) with dried
compressed air {294 to 490 kPa (43 to 71
psi)}.
First blow the air from the inside of the
element along the flutes, then blow the
air from the outside, and finally from the
inside again.
7. Light up the inside of the primary element
(3) with a bulb, inspect it, and replace it if
there are small holes or thin spots.
8. Install the primary element (3).
9. Install the dust cup (2) with the "TOP"
mark at the top, then fasten it with the
clamp (1).