Model 430

Tune-Up Kit Instructions

For P/N 017690

JACOBS tUNE-uP kIT FOR Model 430

 Tune-up Kit Contents
Illus. Quantity
No. P/N Part Name Per Kit
1 015561 Retaining Ring 6
2 014928 Control Valve Cover 6
3 007500 Inner Spring, Control Valve 6
4 010843 Outer Spring, Control Valve 6
5 039022 Control Valve 6
7 014619 Harness, Solenoid 3
8 001081 Upper Seal Ring 3
9 001082 Middle Seal Ring 3
10 001083 Lower Seal Ring 3
13 017657 Terminal Assembly with O-ring 6
18 001030 Washer 6
19 007447 Flat Spring 6
21 001492 Capscrew 6
23 014848 Gasket, Brake Housing 3
NI 017695 Instructions 1

Fig. 1

General Information Safety Precautions

These instructions describe how to properly remove, clean The following symbols in this manual signal conditions
and reinstall Jacobs Engine Brake components. For additional potentially dangerous to the mechanic or equipment. Read
information on the model 430 engine brake refer to Jacobs this manual carefully. Know when these conditions can exist.
Engine Brake Installation Manual P/N 015626. Then take necessary steps to protect personnel as well as
equipment.
Use OSHA-approved cleaning solvent for cleaning parts.
Original parts to be reused should be inspected for wear THIS SYMBOL WARNS OF POSSIBLE
and replaced as required. Be sure to coat parts with clean PERSONAL INJURY.
engine oil when reinstalling them. Wear safety glasses where
indicated. THIS SYMBOL REFERS TO POSSIBLE
! CAUTION EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.

INDICATES AN OPERATION, PROCEDURE

OR INSTRUCTION THAT IS IMPORTANT
FOR CORRECT SERVICE.

Fuels, electrical equipment, exhaust gases and moving engine

parts present potential hazards that could result in personal
injury. Take care when installing equipment or parts. Always
wear safety glasses. Always use correct tools and follow
proper procedures as outlined in this manual.

T U N E - U P K I T I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R M O D E L 4 3 0 2
 Instructions Assemble Housings
N EVER REMOVE OR ADJUST ANY ENGINE 1. Clean housings and all parts in an approved cleaning
BRAKE OR COMPONENT WITH THE solvent. Dry with compressed air.
ENGINE RUNNING. 2. Coat all parts to be installed into housings with clean
lube oil.
Access Engine Brake
3. Install the original slave piston, reversing the removal
1. Thoroughly clean engine. procedure.

2.  isconnect electrical connections to the engine brake

D BEFORE REMOVING THE SLAVE PISTON
housings. FIXTURE, ROTATE THE RETAINING RING 90°
FROM THE SLOT IN THE HOUSING.
3. Remove in this order: rocker lever covers, housing
holdown nuts and engine brake housings. 4. Remove the fixture and install the adjusting screw
locknut.
4. Remove and discard engine brake housing gaskets and
rocker cover gaskets (22, 23). 5. Install new control valves, springs, covers, and retaining
rings.
6. Install original master pistons with new flat springs,
Disassemble Housings washers and capscrews.
WHEN TIGHTENING SCREWS, BE SURE
1. Remove the solenoid harness (7) and valve (6); discard THAT SPRING LEGS ARE CENTERED
harness and three seal rings (8, 9, 10). AROUND MASTER PISTON BOSS.
2. Remove and discard terminal lead out assemblies (13). 7. Install the lower (smallest) solenoid seal ring in the
bottom of the solenoid valve bore and the upper and
CONTROL VALVE COVERS (2) ARE center seal rings on the solenoid valve. Insert the
UNDER TENSION FROM CONTROL VALVE solenoid valve into the bore. Tighten to 5 lbft. or 60 lbin.
SPRINGS (3, 4). REMOVE COVERS (7 Nm).
CAREFULLY AND WEAR SAFETY GLASSES.
8. Install a new terminal lead out assembly into each
3. Hold down on control valve cover while removing the housing. Tighten with a sixpoint box wrench until seated.
retaining ring (1). Remove and discard covers, springs,
control valves (5) and retaining rings (1). 9. Connect new wire harness from the solenoid valve to the
terminal lead out assembly.
4. Remove master piston (20); discard flat spring (19),
washer (18) and capscrew (21). Save the master
piston.
Install Engine Brake Housings
SLAVE PISTONS (17) ARE RETAINED BY
HEAVY SPRINGS (16). TO AVOID INJURY
WHEN REMOVING THE SLAVE PISTON, 1. Set the engine brake gaskets on the rocker lever
USE PROPER TOOLS AND WEAR SAFETY housings. Place the engine brake housings on the
GLASSES. rocker lever housings.
5. Remove locknut (11) from slave piston adjusting screw 2. Install the housing hold-down nuts. Tighten the nuts to
(Auto-Lash) (12) and back out screw until the slave 60 lbft. (80 Nm), following the sequence shown in Fig. 3.
piston is fully retracted.
6. Install the slave piston tool P/N 017397 (Fig. 2) with the
adjusting screw fitted into the hole in the tool.

Fig. 2
7. Compress the slave piston spring and remove the Fig. 3
retaining ring (14).
8. Remove the retainer (15), spring, slave piston and
adjusting screw.

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 Adjust Slave Piston Jacobs Replacement Part
MAKE SLAVE PISTON ADJUSTMENTS Limited Warranty
WITH THE ENGINE STOPPED AND
COLD. EXHAUST VALVES MUST BE IN Jacobs Engine Brake replacement parts, products of the
THE CLOSED POSITION (CROSSHEADS Jacobs Vehicle System, are sold with the following warranty.
LOOSE). Jacobs Engine Brake replacement parts are warranted to be
free of defects in construction and operation under normal
1. Use the following chart to adjust the slave piston use and service for the warranty coverage periods set forth
clearance according to the housing P/N and the slave below.
piston adjusting screw (Auto-Lash) P/N:
THERE ARE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE TERMS HEREOF OR
Auto-Lash Engine Slave Piston THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT CONTAINED IN
Adj. Screw Injector Clearance in. THE CONTRACT FOR SALE.
Housing P/N P/N Timing (mm) Warranty Coverage:
016007 / 016009 016012 Fixed .024 (.610) Replacement parts are warranted for 1 year or 100,000 miles
016007 / 016009 016012 ECI* .030 (.762) (160,926 km), whichever shall first occur. Replacement parts
installed during the original warranty coverage period for a
016007 / 016009 016012 STC** .046 (1.168) Jacobs Engine Brake are warranted as stated in the Jacobs
Engine Brake warranty.
014878 / 015895 015790 STC** .040 (1.016)
Under this warranty our factory is obligated to replace,
*ECI - Electronically Controlled Injection without charge, any part returned to us which our examination
**STC - Step Timing Controlled Injection discloses to our satisfaction to have been defective within the
Warranty coverage period measured from the date of delivery
of the product in question to the original user.
2. Insert the correct feeler gauge between the crosshead Jacobs will also pay for all repairs to damaged engine
and slave piston. See Fig. 4. Turn the slave piston components in which Jacobs replacement parts have been
adjusting screw (Auto-Lash) in until a slight drag is felt properly installed, provided the damage is shown to be a
on the feeler gauge. direct result of a defect of Jacobs replacement parts occurring
under normal operation during the warranty coverage periods
specified above.
This warranty will not apply to any part or parts which have
been altered or repaired outside of our factory or authorized
Jacobs distributor service centers, nor to parts which have
been subjected to misuse, abuse, neglect, or accident, nor
to parts which have been improperly applied or installed.
Improper installation or application, or substitution of parts not
manufactured or approved by us, shall void this warranty.
JACOBS’ SOLE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY IS LIMITED TO THE OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH
HEREIN, AND JACOBS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

Fig. 4

3. Hold the adjusting screw and torque the locknut to 25

lbft. (35 Nm).
4. Adjust the clearance on the remaining cylinders in firing
order.

Finish Engine Brake Installation

1. Attach the lead wires to the lead out assemblies on the
outside of the housings.
2. Install rocker lever gaskets and rocker lever covers;
tighten the screws.

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