3 Maintenance
3.4.2. Oil change, gearbox axis 1
3HAC026876-001 Revision: F166
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Draining oil, axis 1
The procedure below details how to drain the oil in gearbox axis 1.
When using the oil exchange equipment, follow the instructions enclosed with the kit. Art.
no. for the kit is specified in Required equipment on page 165.
Action Note
1.
DANGER!
Turn off all electric power, hydraulic and
pneumatic pressure supplies to the robot!
For Foundry Prime robots:
Do not turn off the air pressure to motors and
SMB.
2.
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 44.
3. Collect the drained oil in an oil vessel. Vessel capacity is specified in
Required equipment on page 165.
4. Remove the oil plug, filling, in order to drain the
oil quicker!
Shown in the figure Location of oil
plugs on page 165.
5. Open the oil plug, draining and drain the oil into
the vessel.
NOTE!
The draining is time-consuming.
Elapsed time depends on the
temperature of the oil.
6. Refit the oil plug, draining.
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