NoteAction
Note
Draining is time-consuming.
Elapsed time varies depending on the
temperature of the oil.
Drain the gearbox.8
WARNING
Used oil is hazardous material and must be
disposed of in a safe way. See section De-
commissioning on page 381 for more inform-
ation.
9
Filling oil axes-5 and -6 gearbox - wrist 60 kg
Use this procedure to fill oil in the gearbox.
CAUTION
The gearbox can contain an excess of pressure that can be hazardous. Open
the oil plug carefully in order to let out the excess pressure.
NoteAction
See the figure in:
• Location of oil plugs on page 181
Move the upper arm to a position where the
oil plug, wrist points upwards.
1
See the figure in:
• Location of oil plugs on page 181
Move axis-5 to a position where the oil plug,
tilthouse points upwards.
2
DANGER
Turn off all:
• electric power supply
• hydraulic pressure supply
to the robot, before entering the robot
working area.
3
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.
4
See the figure in:
• Location of oil plugs on page 181
Open oil plug, wrist.5
See the figure in:
• Location of oil plugs on page 181
Open oil plug, tilthouse.6
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3.5.7 Changing oil, axes-5 and -6 gearboxes
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