Maintenance and operating instructions ZAF-2
Maintenance work
1 Overrun hitch function check
– every 10,000 12,000 kilometres or
annually –
Press the hitch against the gas spring.
The pull rod must automatically return to
its initial position.
2 Check drawbar, handbrake, lever,
spring actuator, reversing lever,
linkage and all movable parts for
ease of movement
– every 10,000 12,000 kilometres or
annually –
Check all parts can move freely.
3 Check permitted vertical play
– every 10,000 12,000 kilometres or
annually –
Check the ball hitch for vertical play.
The vertical play measured at the ball
head must not exceed 3 mm.
4 Check safety cable for damage.
– every 10,000 12,000 kilometres or
annually –
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Changing the ball hitch or the towing
eye
Only to be performed by a specialist
workshop
Dismantling:
When renewing the towing eye or ball hitch,
unscrew the locknuts and pull out the bolts
(arrows).
The hitch can now be removed and the rein
forcement tube, if fitted, can be pulled out of
the pull rod.
Ball hitch installation:
Use a screwdriver or a drift to line up the
rear hole in the pull rod with the bush in the
overrun damper.
Install the ball hitch with bolt.
Towing eye installation:
Install the towing eye with bolts and shims.
Install shim and locknut. Make sure the shim
is in the right place (arrow). Install the front
bolt, screw on a new locknut and tighten both
locknuts to a specified tightening torque of
80 – 90 Nm.
Pull the bellows over the screw connection.
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