Case CX490D - Page 356

9-ACCESSORIES
Removingthecounterweight
1.Parkthemachineonahardandlevelsurface.Align
theupperstructurewiththeundercarriage.
2.Lowertheattachmenttotheground.
3.Setthegatelocklevertocentralposition.
4.Turntheenginespeedthrottletolowidleposition.Wait
forthegreencoolingdownicontoappear.
5.Stoptheengineandremovethestarterkey.
6.Stepdowntotheground,andremovethelower
mountingbolts(1)ofthecounterweight.Makesureto
properlystorethesixmountingbolts.
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7.Reachtheuppersideofthecounterweight,anddis-
connecttheelectriccablesfromthecameras.
8.Liftthesecuringbracketsoftheremovalsystemby
looseningtheirmountingbolts.Then,makesureto
tightenbacktheboltstotheframeoftheremoval
system.
9.Getontothecab,starttheengine,andmakesure
thatthegatelockleverisincentralposition.
10.Settheenginespeed4-5stepsabovelowidle.
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11.Reachtherearright-handcompartment.
12.Opentherearright-handdoorandxitinopenposi-
tion.
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13.Turnthestopvalve(2)counterclockwisetoopenthe
hydrauliccircuitofthecounterweightremovalsys-
tem.
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