3 Maintenance
3.4.4. Oil change, gearbox, axis 3
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Draining, oil
The procedure below details how to drain oil from the gearbox, axis 3.
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 188
Standard toolkit
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The content is defined in section
Equipment, etc.
Art. no.
Amount
Note
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 observe the
safety information in section
Safety risks during work with gearbox oil on
page 40
3. Remove the
oil plug, draining,
and drain the
gearbox oil using a hose with nipple and an
oil collecting vessel.
Remove the
oil plug, filling
in order to drain
the oil quicker!
Shown in the figure
Vessel capacity is specified in
.
NOTE!
Draining is time-consuming. Elapsed
time varies depending on the
temperature of the oil.
4. Refit the oil plug.
Tightening torque: 24 Nm.
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