Genie S-80 Service Manual page 116

Section 4 • Repair Procedures
BOOM COMPONENTS
2 Remove the boom end cover retaining
fasteners and remove the cover.
3 Remove the access covers from both sides of
the boom at the pivot end.
4 Fully loosen the lock nuts on the extend cables.
Do not remove the nuts.
a b
a cable guard
b retaining block
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5 Loosen the retract cable nut at the platform end
of the boom. Pull the cable rod from the support
and let it hang down.
6 Remove the cable guard fasteners and remove
the cable guard.
7 Locate the retaining plates that secure the
retract cables to the inside of the number 3
boom tube.
8 Remove the cable retaining plates and pull the
retract cables off of the pulleys. Lay the cables
flat and out of the way.
9 Remove the fasteners from the retaining blocks
from the extension cylinder saddle. Remove the
blocks.
Note: Access the fasteners through the access
hole in the outer boom tube at the pivot end.
10 Disconnect the wire connector to the extend
cable break limit switch.
11 Remove the retaining fasteners that secure the
extend cable mounting plates to the inside of
the number 1 boom tube.
S-80 • S-85 • S-80X
February 2012
Part No. 122985