Genie S-80 Service Manual page 68

Section 3 • Scheduled Maintenance Procedures
CHECKLIST B PROCEDURES
5 Visually inspect the cables and components
through both inspection holes for the following:
• Frayed or broken wire strands
• Kinks in the cables
• Corrosion
• Paint or foreign materials on the cable
• Split or cracked cable ends
• Cables are on all pulleys
• Extend cable break limit switch arm is
centered in the pivot plate
• Cables have equal tension
• Cables at end of adjustment range
• No broken or damaged pulleys
• No unusual or excessive pulley wear
• All fasteners in place and secure
Note: A flashlight and inspection mirror may be
necessary to thoroughly inspect the above items.
Note: A pulley groove gauge should be used to
check the condition of the pulleys.
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6 Install the cover at the pivot end of the boom.
7 Install the access panels on the sides of the
boom.
8 Start the engine from the ground controls and
fully retract and lower the boom to the stowed
position.
9 Turn the key switch to the platform controls.
10 Extend the boom approximately 2 feet / 0.6 m.
11 Retract the boom. While retracting the boom,
visually inspect the number 2 and number 3
boom tubes.
Result: The number 2 boom tube should not
move more than
number 3 boom tube begins to retract.
Note: If the number 2 boom tube moves more than
1
/ inch / 13 mm before the number 3 boom tube
2
begins to retract, the boom extend/retract cables
need to be adjusted. See Repair Procedure 4-5,
How to Adjust the Boom Extend/Retract Cables.
S-80 • S-85 • S-80X
February 2012
1
/ inch / 13 mm before the
2
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