# Forklift Maintenance

1. Daily maintenance: Clean dirt and mud from the forklift, fork carriage and mast slide rails, engine and starter, battery terminals, front fork column, water tank, and air filter, and check the tightness of all components. Key checks: fork mast support, hoist chain tension screw, wheel screws, wheel retaining pins, brakes, and steering gear screws; check the reliability and flexibility of the foot brake and steering gear; check for leaks, with emphasis on: all pipe joints, diesel tank, oil tank, brake pump, cylinder, water tank, water pump, engine oil pan, torque converter, transmission, drive axle, final reducer, hydraulic steering gear, steering cylinder, and drain filter sediment. 2. Level 1 maintenance: Check and adjust valve clearance, check whether the thermostat is working properly, check whether the multi-way directional valve, lift cylinder, tilt cylinder, steering cylinder, and gear pump are working properly, and check whether the transmission shifting is normal. Adjust the gap between the brake pads and the brake drums of the hand and foot brakes, replace the oil in the oil pan, check whether the crankcase ventilation pipe is intact, clean the oil filter and diesel filter elements, check whether the generator and starter are securely installed and whether the connectors are clean and firm, check whether the carbon brushes and commutator are worn, check the tension of the fan belt, and check whether the wheels are securely installed and whether the tire pressure meets requirements. 3. Shutdown maintenance: For a new forklift or a forklift that has been out of service for a long time, within two weeks after starting use, for bearings that require lubrication, use new oil to completely expel the old oil during lubrication, and lubricate more than twice.