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Plate wear and starting gear on GR801 and GR/GRS900

(series 3 and 4)
The table below shows suggestions for suitable
starting gears for the above gearboxes at various
! WARNING!

loads. When the starting gear is too high and/or at high en-
gine speed causing clutch slip, the life of the clutch
will be seriously reduced. This applies particularly to
Laden Unladen the driven plate lining, but the pressure plate and fly-
GR801 manual gear 1st 2nd wheel may also be damaged.
changing
GR801 with CS or CAG 1st 2nd The examples in the table below show the de-
GR900 1st 2nd gree of clutch wear with various gear selections
GRS900 1L or 1H 1H or 2L and/or engine speeds when pulling away. These
results, gained from comprehensive testing, are
Note: ”Unladen” means starting with an unladen also illustrated in the graph at the bottom of the
vehicle on a good road without gradient or other page.
hindrance. If the road is uneven or has an uphill
gradient, the ”Laden” column applies, even if the Start at
Starting gear Start at
vehicle is actually unladen. excessively
(use 100 % normal
high engine
of the time) engine speed
speed
1st 100 % 57 %
2nd 54 % 4.5 %
3rd 2.2 % 0.3 %

Clutch life

B = Starting engine speed

too high
A = Correct engine speed
for start

Starting gear

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If necessary, labels can be ordered for the vari- GR 801
manual
ous gearboxes. See below for part numbers.
STARTING
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These labels emphasise the importance of the 5
GEAR
correct starting gear and show an illustration of 3
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the gate positions with the text ”Starting gear” R
to remind the driver to use a low starting gear. 8
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Part No. 4
1 586 464 2

05_5669
GR801 manual gear changing 1 586 464
GR801 with CS 1 586 465 Fig. 1
GR900 1 586 466
GRS900 1 586 467 GR 801
with CS
These labels are shown in figures 1 to 4.
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They should be placed in a visible location, 2
close to the gearlever or on the instrument R
panel. N
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5
3
1

05_5668
STARTING
1 586 465 GEAR

Fig. 2

GR 900

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STARTING 5
GEAR 3
1
RL
8
6
4
2
1 586 466 C
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Fig. 3

GRS 900
5H
H
5L
L
2H H
2L L
RH
RL 6H
4H 6L
4L 3H
1H 3L
CH 1L
CL
1 586 467 STARTING
05_5667

GEAR

Fig. 4
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