Maintenance work on the superstructure
8.11 Main boom
16.08.2018
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GMK7450
8.11.3 Lubricating the telescopic slide faces
Reducing the
interval
Under difficult operating conditions – at extremely sandy or rainy locations –
you must lubricate them more frequently.
Grease, spare
parts, tools
– A grease gun for the grease nipples on the upper telescopic slide faces.
– A brush or roller for the outer, upper and lower telescopic slide faces.
H
Manitowoc Crane Group Germany GmbH recommends using pneumatic
grease spray guns for more effective lubrication of the telescopic slide
faces:
Prerequisites – The truck crane is supported on an outrigger span of 8.76 m
x 6.10
m
(28.7 ft x 20
.0 ft) and has been rigged with at least a 60 t counterweight
or
– The
truck crane is supported on an outrigger span of 8.76 m x 8.90 m
(28.7 ft x 29
.2 ft) and has been rigged with at least a 40 t counterweight.
– The
truck crane must be level.
– The hook block must be unreeved.
– The main boom must be completely retracted and lowered into horizontal
position.
– The RCL code for the current rigging mode must be entered.
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Designation GROVE part no.
Slide paste for the telescopic slide faces:
PAL1, 25 kg bucket
02314698
Designation GROVE part no.
Grease spray gun, complete:
Mobile, external compressed air connection
required
03325445
Manual grease spray gun for cartridge:
Via the tyre inflator connection on the truck
crane
03329027
25 m hose for manual grease spray gun: 03329072
Slide paste for the telescopic slide faces:
PAL1, 400 ml cartridge, refillable
03329071