Cleaning Pre-Cleaner; Checking And Cleaning Engine And Electrical Wiring; Washing Whole Machine; Greasing Front Attachments (Without Bucket Pin And Boom Swing Fulcrum) - Kubota KX057-4 Operator's Manual

BCleaning Pre-Cleaner
To clean the pre-cleaner, remove the wing nut and
remove the pre-cleaner bowl.
(1) Wing nut
(2) Pre-cleaner bowl
BChecking and Cleaning Engine and
Electrical Wiring
To avoid personal injury:
A Always stop the engine and remove the key
before cleaning the wiring, cables and engine.
Before starting, check whether flammable substances
have gathered on the battery, the cables and wiring, the
muffler or on the engine. Remove thoroughly.
Check the electrical circuitry for disconnections, shorts or
loose terminals.
BWashing Whole Machine
A Do not wash the excavator with the engine running.
Water could enter the air filter and damage the engine.
Make sure that the air filter is kept dry.
A Remove the mud before washing the machine.
(A) "DUST LEVEL"
BGreasing Front Attachments (without
Bucket Pin and Boom Swing Fulcrum)
To avoid personal injury:
A First lower all attachments on the ground then
stop the engine and remove the key.
A While greasing, take care not to step on the
bucket teeth.
A When doing excavation work in water, generously
grease the following points. After ending work, grease
again.
Grease the marked grease nipples shown by arrows in the
illustration below.
(1) Boom bottom linkage
(2) Arm bottom linkage
(3) Boom cylinder boss
(4) Arm cylinder boss
(5) Bucket cylinder boss
(1) Swing cylinder boss
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