2. All disassembled parts must be washed, all channels and holes must be blown out with compressed air.
3. Dry all parts with compressed air, never use rags.
4. When using compressed air, never direct the jet of air at yourself to prevent accidental contact with working fluid or kerosene on your face.
5. Recommended ATF or kerosene must be used for cleaning.
6. After cleaning, the parts must be arranged in the correct order to ensure efficient inspection, repair and reassembly.
7. When disassembling the valve body, be sure to store each valve with its corresponding spring.
8. New brake and clutch discs to be used for replacement should be soaked in fluid for at least 15 minutes before reassembly.
9. All O-rings, clutch discs, clutch plates, rotating parts and friction surfaces must be covered with hydraulic fluid before reassembly.
10. All gaskets and rubber o-rings must be replaced with new ones.
11. Do not apply sealants to gaskets and similar parts.
12. Make sure that the ends of the circlip do not line up with any of the cutouts and are properly seated in the recess.
13. When replacing a worn bushing, the subsystem containing that bushing must also be replaced.
14. Check thrust bearings and raceways for wear or damage. Replace if necessary.
15. Use Vaseline to hold the pieces together.
16. When working with a gasket material that is finally formed in the working position, you must do the following. Using a blade and scraper, remove all old backing material from the sealing surface. Thoroughly clean all elements from the removed gasket material. Clean both sealing surfaces with a non-marking solvent.
Reassembly must be carried out within 10 minutes after applying the gasket material to the sealing surface. Otherwise, the gasket material must be removed and replaced with a new one.