Link Belt Crane HTC-8650 Service Manual

FrontWheelAlignmentAnd SteeringLinkageAdjustment

Thisdocumentincludesthefollowingprocedures:

WheelAlignment

Theseproceduresarepotentiallyverydangerous. Theyrequirenofewerthanthreepeopletoperform. Onepersontooperatethesteering,onepersonto maketheadjustments,andonepersontocarefully watchsonoonegetshurt.

DANGER

Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthe cranewithsomeoneunderthecarrier.The hydraulicforcebehindthesteering componentsiscapableofseverelyinjuring anyonecaughtinthesteeringlinkageor trappedbehindatire.Postasignalmanto watchcarefullytoensurethesafetyofthe personunderthecarrier.

Thebestwaytocheckforproperalignmentisby evaluatingthestraightnessofthecrane’strackingon thehighwayandinspectingtirewear.Ifthecrane travelsstraightdownthehighwaywithout“drifting”to onesideandthetiresshownoabnormalwear,the alignmentshouldbecorrect.Ifthetiresarenotwearing correctly,thefollowingprocedurecanbeusedforan approximatealignment.Toachieveahigherquality alignment,lasertypealignmentequipmentshouldbe used.Consultaprofessionalalignmentservicefacility ifnecessary.

Note:Wheelalignmentshouldbeperformedon eachaxleindependentlyandthensynchronizedby adjustingthesteeringlinkage.

1.Parkthecraneonafirmlevelsurface,shiftthe transmissiontoneutral,andengagethepark brake.

2.Levelthecraneonoutriggers,andreleasethepark brake.

3.Ifequippedwithairridesuspension,movetheair rideswitchtothe“Up”position.

4.Shutdowntheengine.

5.Checktheairpressureinthetiresforproperinflation.