Service Manual User Manual

General Information, Specifications, and Maintenance
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2.13 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
2.13.1 Towing a Disabled Vehicle
IMPORTANT: After the vehicle has been towed to a
secure location, reactivate the parking brake. Carefully
follow these procedures from start to finish. Consult your
local Sky Trak Distributor or the Sky Trak Service Depart-
ment if you are unsure about any part of this procedure,
or for specific instructions for your particular situation.
Towing a disabled vehicle should only be attempted as a
last resort, after exhausting all other options. Make every
effort to repair the vehicle, and move it under its own
power,
before
using the following emergency towing pro-
cedures.
To prepare the vehicle for towing, the parking brake
mechanisms at the front axle must be disabled. This will
allow the front wheels to rotate freely during emergency
towing.
2.13.2 Disabling the Parking Brakes
1. Place an Accident Prevention Tag on both the ignition
key and the steering wheel (Fig. 2–76) stating that
the vehicle should not be operated. If a tag is not
available, tape over the ignition switch.
Figure 2–76. Place an Accident Prevention Tag on both the
ignition switch and the steering wheel.
2. Block all four wheels to help prevent the vehicle
from moving after the parking brake is disabled.
3. Position the towing vehicle in place. Attach any
chains needed to secure the disabled vehicle.
4. An 8 mm Allen
®
-head socket and torque wrench are
needed to properly disable the parking brakes. Scribe
a line on the socket to aid in accurately counting the
number of turns each bolt makes during the
procedure.
5. At the base of the front axle, locate the six parking
brake release bolts (three bolts per side; for early
production vehicles, see Fig. 2–77; for current
production vehicles, see Fig. 2–78). Thoroughly
clean all dirt and debris from the six bolt recesses.
Figure 2–77. Clean all dirt and debris from the six parking
brake release bolt recesses (
early production vehicles
).
Figure 2–78. Clean all dirt and debris from the six parking
brake release bolt recesses (
current production vehicles
).
WARNING: BLOCK ALL FOUR WHEELS.
Failure to do so could result in death or serious
injury from vehicle roll away.
OS1520
DANGER
DANGER
OS1520
OS1581
One of Six Parking
Brake Release Bolts
EARLY PRODUCTION
MS2590
One of Six Parking
Brake Release Bolts
CURRENT PRODUCTION
Model 3606
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Origin 10/99