Draining oil
Use this procedure to drain oil from the gearbox.
NoteAction
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Move the robot to the position shown in the
figure.
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• A: Oil collecting vessel
DANGER
Turn off all:
• electric power supply
• hydraulic pressure supply
• air pressure supply
to the robot, before entering the robot
working area.
2
WARNING
Handling gearbox oil involves several safety
risks. Before proceeding, please read the
safety information in the section Safety risks
during work with gearbox lubricants (oil or
grease) on page 39.
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CAUTION
The gearbox can contain an excess of
pressure that can be hazardous. Open the
oil plug carefully in order to let out the ex-
cess pressure.
4
See the figure in:
• Location of oil plugs on page 171
Open oil plug, draining.5
Note
Draining is time-consuming.
Elapsed time varies depending on the
temperature of the oil.
Drain the gearbox oil using an oil collecting
vessel.
Tip
Insert a compressed air hose approximately
100 mm into the gearbox, to vent the gear-
box.
This speeds up the draining significantly.
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3 Maintenance
3.4.6 Changing the oil, axis-4 gearbox
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