3 Maintenance
3.4.2. Oil change, gearbox axes 5 and 6
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Filling oil, wrist unit
The procedure below details how to fill oil in the gearboxes in the wrist unit.
Action Note/Illustration
1.
DANGER!
Turn off all electric power, hydraulic and
pneumatic pressure supplies to the robot!
2.
WARNING!
Handling gearbox oil involves several safety
risks. Before proceeding, please observe the
safety information in section WARNING -
Safety risks during work with gearbox oil on
page 36.
3. Remove the oil plug, draining and filling. Shown in the figure Location of oil
plugs on page 97!
4. Position the robot as shown in the figure to the
right:
• upper arm: downwards for a standing
robot
• axis 4: 90º, to a position where the oil
plug (A), faces upwards.
Fill oil in the wrist unit through the oil plug.
The oil quality and amount is specified
in section Required equipment on
page 97!
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• A: Oil plug, draining and filling
The position for an inverted robot is the
opposite.
5. Refit the oil plug.
Continued