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MANUAL LOWERING OF LIFT
If your lift is in a raised position and you
losepoweritisimportanttoknowhowto
lowertheliftmanually.Makesurenothing
isundertheliftandallunauthorized
personnelareawayfromtheliftarea.
1.) Place a hydraulic jack and pipe under
thecarriageonthemastercontrol
side. Jack should be rated to lift the
capacity of the vehicle.
2.) Raise lift off of the locking latch.
You should only have to raise lift
approximately2mmtodisengagethe
lock.
3.) Removemastercontrolcoverand
slave cover. Push down on the latch
where it connects to the solenoid (A),
Fig.7.Ifyoucan'tpushitdownwith
yourngersthenyoudon'thavethe
latchoffofthelock.Repeatstep#2
until lock is disengaged.
4.) Wiretielatchdowntokeepitfrom
lockingtemporarily.
5.) Slowly lower hydraulic jack and pipe
outfromunderthearmcarriage.
6.) Repeat procedures 1 through 5 on
slavecontrolpanelcolumn.
7.) Theliftisnowbeingheldupby
hydraulics at this point.
8.) Removecapfromloweringvalveand
twistandpulltolowerlift(B),Fig.7.
The lift will lower at a slow speed.
Unwirelocksfromstep4.
Replace cap on lowering valve after
lift has been lowered.
9.) Ifyourfacilitylostpoweryourliftwill
operate when you regain power.
10.) If your facility power was not lost
haveacertiedelectricancheck
wiringtoliftorcallanauthorized
service representative.
MANUAL LOWERING OF LIFT
Fig. 7