Description
JCB VM117 VM137 Service Manual is the manufacturer’s original technical publication for the JCB VM117 and VM137 models. Issued as a four-volume manual, it provides structured service information for professional technicians, machinery workshops and engineers responsible for inspection, maintenance and repair.
This English-language edition is publication 9813/3300, Issue 1, dated September 2015. The manual contains approximately 1,200 pages covering the machine’s principal mechanical, hydraulic and electrical systems. Information is arranged using JCB’s numbered service sections, enabling technicians to locate the relevant system and supporting technical material efficiently.
The publication begins with essential safety information for workshop and site personnel. It explains safety warnings, maintenance precautions, operating safety, worksite considerations, risk assessment and approved maintenance positions. The machine’s Operator’s Manual should also be consulted where instructed by JCB.
MACHINE, BODY AND OPERATOR STATION
The opening sections address general machine information together with the principal structural and operator-area groups. Confirmed manual sections include:
- Machine information
- General and maintenance safety
- Body and framework
- Operator station
- Maintenance positions
- Fasteners and fixings
ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS
Dedicated service sections cover the engine and the systems required for fuel delivery, exhaust management and temperature control. These sections provide the manufacturer’s technical reference for work involving:
- Engine
- Fuel system
- Exhaust system
- Cooling system
- Associated service information
- Specified consumable products
BRAKES, STEERING AND DRIVELINE
The JCB VM117 VM137 Service Manual includes separate numbered sections for the machine’s principal control and drive systems. This arrangement assists technicians in identifying the appropriate information during maintenance and repair work.
- Brake system
- Steering system
- Driveline
- Related mechanical assemblies
- System-specific service information
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
A dedicated hydraulic section is included within the publication. It should be used as the model-specific reference when inspecting, maintaining or repairing the hydraulic system, together with the applicable safety precautions and consumable-product information elsewhere in the manual.
- Hydraulic system service section
- Hydraulic safety considerations
- Maintenance preparation
- Relevant fasteners and fixings
- Applicable consumable products
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The electrical system is covered in its own principal section. This gives workshop personnel a dedicated source of manufacturer-issued information for the electrical equipment fitted to the VM117 and VM137 models.
- Electrical system
- Electrical service information
- Safety warnings
- Associated machine information
- After-sales technical information
SAFETY AND WORKSHOP PRACTICE
Safety forms an integral part of this publication rather than a separate general note. The introductory machine section identifies the precautions to observe before beginning operation, inspection or maintenance.
- Safety of personnel and others
- Meaning of safety warnings
- General safety
- Maintenance safety
- Operating safety
- Worksite safety
- Risk assessment
- Maintenance positions
JCB VM117 VM137 SERVICE MANUAL MODEL COVERAGE
- JCB VM117
- JCB VM137
No serial-number range is stated in the supplied opening pages. Applicability should therefore be checked against the model designation and publication details before use.
MANUAL DETAILS
- Manufacturer: JCB
- Manual type: Service Manual
- Publication number: 9813/3300
- Issue: Issue 1
- Publication date: September 2015
- Language: English
- Format: Four-volume publication
- Page count: 1,200 pages
This is a substantial factory service publication intended for technicians who require model-specific JCB information rather than a general maintenance guide. Its four-volume structure brings together the confirmed machine, engine, driveline, hydraulic, electrical and supporting service sections under one publication number.
When ordering, compare the VM117 or VM137 model designation and publication number 9813/3300 with the identification of the machine being serviced. The JCB VM117 VM137 Service Manual should be used alongside the correct Operator’s Manual and normal workshop safety procedures.

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