VM Series Maintenance and Safety Manual 704-0212-209 VM Maintenance Checklist — iii
VM MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST
Daily (Every 8 - 10 Hours)
Perform operational checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 2
Check the USB port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 4
Check and maintain all lubricant levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 5
Clean the tool lock pins and tool gripper fingers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 10
Check the condition of tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 11
Lubricate the non-motorized spindle taper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 13
Maintain the spindle chiller system (if equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 14
Check the spindle chiller (if equipped) working environment, ventilation, and
ambient temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 16
Check the FRL unit air pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 22
Check the auto moisture drain on FRL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 23
Check the coolant level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 25
Clean the chip conveyor tank (if equipped) chip screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 27
Inspect the enclosure windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 29
Check the trunnion table (if equipped) clamping system’s incoming
pneumatic lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 30
Clean the trunnion table (if equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 31
Check the rotary-axis oil level (if equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 31
Check the tilt-axis oil (if equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 32
Warm up the machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 33
Weekly (Every 40 - 50 Hours)
Clean the filter inside the heat exchanger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 4
Check each tool holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 12
Inspect the chiller solution level (if equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 13
Inspect the spindle chiller tank air filter and water filter (if equipped). . . . . 3- 14
Clean the coolant filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 25
Check the CTS coolant filter (if equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 26
Check the oil level for the clamping system (if equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 30
Monthly (Every 150-200 Hours)
Inspect conduit, connectors, cabling, and external wiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 4
Add a rust preventative to the Autolube system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 7
Maintain the autolube fluid level and check the filler filter screen. . . . . . . . 3 - 7
Manually activate the Autolube system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 8
Inspect limit switches and dog fasteners for damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 28
Perform a spindle run-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 36
Do not attempt to access the machine enclosure while machine
power is on. Observe proper lock-out/tag-out procedures before
performing any maintenance inside the machine enclosure.