Technical Information from ZF Aftermarket
At a Glance

ZF Aftermarket and its Brands LEMFÖRDER, SACHS and TRW offer a wealth of technical information on spare parts and products for the entire life cycle of vehicles. To deliver excellent service to your customers, you need the correct resources. Therefore, we provide information on our products free of charge in more than 25 languages.

The latest information on changes to materials or design; technical support for spare parts installation; fitting and removal; product information; vehicle diagnosis support; tips on how to avoid damage to the product; useful technical tips and tricks and much more. Everything is organized into three main areas (in brackets are the ID number prefixes which can be used to search):

• Educational content
  Here you can find articles to read like Useful Tips (UT) and How-to-guides (XZH) or related Technical Manuals (XZM) to download.
• Mounting / Fitting
  Here you can find Service Information (5 digit number code for ZF products, XZS for TRW ones) and Fitting Instruction (XZB) for download.
• Product Info
  Here you can find Health and Safety Datasheets (XRB) as well as List of Lubricants (Lubricants) to find the right oil for your application.

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You have several options to quickly find the technical information you are looking for. Follow these detailed step-by-step instructions on how to search for the right technical information:

A. Quick search

Enter the desired keyword (e.g. "shock absorber") into the search field.

You can also enter document ID (e.g. UT18) to find specific documents (see our ID list for more information).

B. Search by topic

You can also start your search by selecting one of the main areas right below the search bar.

Note: The results list initially displays only up to ten results. To view more results, click on Load more results at the bottom of the list.

Once you have started your search - by either entering a keyword or selecting a main topic - a Search filter box appears next to the results.

You can now narrow your search by selecting one option from each filter.

e.g. If you are looking for a tip to read about shock absorbers, you can select the filter Useful Tips from Type of Information.

Click on the "x" to remove a single filter or "Remove all" to clean the filter selection.

When you find the technical information you were looking for, click on "Download PDF" button and the PDF opens in a new tab.

Note: If Technical infomation is not a PDF file (e.g. Useful tips), click on "Got to the detail page" button which links to an article you can read.