Required equipment
NoteEquipment
3HAC029646-001Only valid for Other design than Type C:
Oil plug sealing washer, gearbox
See section Type of lubrication in gearboxes
on page 148
Lubricating oil
The capacity of the vessel must be sufficient
to take the complete amount of oil.
Oil collecting vessel
One example of oil dispenser can be found
in section:
• Type of lubrication in gearboxes on
page 148
Oil dispenser
Content is defined in section Standard tools
on page 341.
Standard toolkit
Draining, axis-1 gearbox
Use this procedure to drain the gearbox of oil.
Tip
In order to save time, a pneumatic oil dispenser can be used to suck out the oil
from the gearbox. Follow the instructions below!
NoteAction
DANGER
Turn off all:
• electric power supply
• hydraulic pressure supply
• air pressure supply
to the robot, before entering the robot
working area.
1
WARNING
Handling gearbox oil involves several safety
risks. Before proceeding, please read the
safety information in the section WARNING
- Safety risks during work with gearbox
lubricants (oil or grease) on page 55.
2
CAUTION
The gearbox can contain an excess of
pressure that can be hazardous. Open the
oil plug carefully in order to let out the ex-
cess pressure.
3
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3 Maintenance
3.4.2 Changing the oil, axis-1 gearbox on floor mounted robots
Continued