Running Gear Maintenance: Visual Inspection - Brake Lines/Brake Pads/Brake Discs

Running Gear Maintenance: Visual Inspection - Brake Lines/brake Pads/brake Discs

Checking

Brake hoses and lines

- Carry out visual inspection for leaks, damage, routing and corrosion.

Brake system: visual inspection of the brake pads and brake discs for wear

WARNING:
Risk of accidents if brake pads and brake discs are not replaced in time.
- Injury and material damage due to impaired braking effect.

- The brake pads must be replaced when the brake pad warning indicator lights up, but no later than when there is a residual pad thickness of 2 mm.

- Brake discs must be replaced on reaching the wear limits.

INFORMATION:
- If brake pad wear is indicated by the warning light, the warning contact (sender including wire and plug connection) must also be replaced.

- Replacing the warning contact can be avoided by replacing the brake pads no later than when the pad thickness is approx. 2.5 mm.

- Warning contacts must be replaced if the core of the wire is worn. Worn insulation is not important.

- However, if only the plastic part of the warning contact is worn, there is no need to replace it.

1. Visually inspect the brake pads for wear (wear limit: 2 mm).

2. Carry out a visual inspection of the brake discs for wear