Kessler Axles Service Manual Set

A Kessler axle carries the load and delivers drive torque to the wheels on a crane or heavy vehicle, and on steer axles it turns the wheels too. The service manual is what you open when the axle is coming apart on your bench. That means a rental fleet mechanic or shop tech who is rebuilding a drive assembly, hub or brake and wants the procedure in front of them.

What this manual helps you do

• Follow the general instructions for correct assembly and disassembly before you pull anything apart.
• Rebuild the drive assembly and the hub assembly in the right sequence.
• Replace and reassemble the planetary gear drive in the wheel end.
• Check the service brake and the parking brake as you put them back together.
• Set up your lubrication schedule from the lubrication intervals and maintenance instructions.

Who this is for

A crane service technician or rental fleet mechanic who has an out-of-warranty axle on the floor. It also suits an independent repair shop or plant maintenance team that inherited a Kessler machine with no paperwork.

FAQ

Q: What do I receive and how is it organised?

A: You get the set: 9 PDF files, 692 pages in total, in English. It holds 5 separate manuals: Manual 1 (408 pages), Manual 2 (6 pages), Manual 3 (217 pages, the main manual), Manual 4 (11 pages) and Manual 5 (50 pages).

Q: Which machine does it fit?

A: It is the Kessler Axles Service Manual, filed under the general Kessler axle range. Check the axle you're working on against the Kessler name and axle type, then start with the main manual.

Q: How does it fit the job I'm doing?

A: The sections run from important remarks and lubrication through drive, hub, planetary gear drive, service brake and parking brake assembly. That's the order most axle rebuilds follow, so you can work through it alongside the axle.

Open the main manual first, read the general assembly and disassembly instructions, then work through the axle one assembly at a time.

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