Every 250 Hours - Takeuchi TB014 Operator's Manual

MAINTENANCE

Every 250 Hours

Inspecting and Adjusting the Fan
Belt
Refer to page 114 "Inspecting and Adjusting
the Fan Belt".
Replacing the Engine Oil and Oil
Filter
Refer to page 113 "Replacing the Engine Oil
and Oil Filter".
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.
Supplement: Do not remove and clean the
inner element (option). Replace the inner
element every 1000 hrs. or after every 3
cleaning of the outer element.
(whichever comes first)
operating the
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1. Open the engine hood.
2. Loosen the clamp (4) and remove the dust
cup (5).
3. Clean the inside of the dust cup (5).
4. Remove the element (6).
5. Cover the intake hole at the back of the
body (7) with cloth or tape to prevent dirt
from getting in.
6. Clean the inside of the body (7).
7. Clean the element (6) 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.
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