NoteAction
DANGER
Turn off all:
• electric power supply
• hydraulic pressure supply
to the robot, before entering the robot working
area.
2
WARNING
Handling gearbox oil involves several safety
risks. Before proceeding, please read the safety
information in the section Safety risks during
work with gearbox lubricants (oil or grease) on
page 37.
3
CAUTION
The gearbox can contain an excess of pressure
that can be hazardous. Open the oil plug care-
fully in order to let out the excess pressure.
4
See the figure in:
• Location of oil plugs on page 171
Open the oil plug, armhouse5
See the figure in:
• Location of oil plugs on page 171
Open the oil plug, gearbox and use it as a
ventilation hole.
6
Note
Draining is time-consuming.
Elapsed time varies depending on the
temperature of the oil.
Drain the gearbox oil using an oil collecting
vessel.
7
WARNING
Used oil is hazardous material and must be
disposed of in a proper way. See section De-
commissioning for more information.
8
Tightening torque:
• in armhouse: 10 Nm
• in gearbox: 3 Nm
Refit oil plugs.9
Draining - alternative method
Use this procedure to drain the oil from the gearbox, as an alternative method.
If this method is used, oil must be sucked out of the gearbox using an oil dispenser.
NoteAction
See the figure in:
• Location of oil plugs on page 171
Move the upper arm of the robot to a position
where the oil plug, gearbox is pointing at the
floor.
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3 Maintenance
3.5.5 Changing the oil, axis-3 gearbox
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