Maintenance & Repair Manual
SECTION 3
VIRTUOSO 5460P
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110057 REV K
3.16 Skirt Guard
The skirt guard is located on the upper landing side of the lift car, below the gate. The
skirt guard blocks the dock plate from deploying when the lift car is at the lower landing,
but slides out of the way as the lift car moves away from the lower landing.
To detach the skirt guard from the lift and safety skirt, perform the following steps:
1. Raise the lift car so the lift car floor is at least 15" off the ground.
2. Detach the protective skirt from the long sides of the lift car by removing the nine (9)
pan head screws on each side that secure the sides of the skirt to the lift car.
3. Use a 5/16" combination wrench to remove the two (2) hex head screws that secure
the top of the skirt to the lift car on the upper landing side, one (1) at each corner.
Remove the small skirt support brackets that are freed when these screws are
removed.
4. Retract the skirt around the ball bearing slides as shown in the figure below. You
will need to hold each skirt panel approximately horizontal to move it past the
restraining tab.
5. Push the ball bearing slide release levers as shown in the figure above and then pull
downward on the skirt guard to separate it from the lift car.
6. Remove the three (3) hex head screws that secure the skirt to the skirt guard using a
5/16" wrench.
