Inspect The Tires, Wheels And Lug Nut Torque; Confirm The Proper Brake Configuration - Genie S-40 Service Manual

Section 3 • Scheduled Maintenance Procedures
CHECKLIST B PROCEDURES
B-6
Inspect the Tires, Wheels and
Lug Nut Torque
Genie specifications require that this procedure be
performed every 250 hours or quarterly, whichever
comes first.
Maintaining the tires and wheels, including proper
wheel fastener torque, is essential to safe operation
and good performance. Tire and/or wheel failure
could result in a machine tip-over. Component
damage may also result if problems are not
discovered and repaired in a timely fashion.
Bodily injury hazard. An over-
inflated tire can explode and could
cause death or serious injury.
Tip-over hazard. Do not use
temporary flat tire repair products.
Note: The tires on some machines are foam-filled
and do not need air added to them.
1 Check all tire treads and sidewalls for cuts,
cracks, punctures and unusual wear.
2 Check each wheel for damage, bends and
cracked welds.
3 Check each lug nut for proper torque.
Refer to Section 2, Specifications .
4 Check the pressure in each air-filled tire.
Refer to Section 2, Specifications .
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B-7
Confirm the Proper
Brake Configuration
Genie specifications require that this procedure be
performed every 250 hours or quarterly, whichever
comes first.
Proper brake configuration is essential to safe
operation and good machine performance.
Hydrostatic brakes and hydraulically-released,
spring-applied individual wheel brakes can appear
to operate normally when they are actually not fully
operational.
1 Check each drive hub disconnect cap to be sure
S-40 • S-45 • S-40 TRAX • S-45 TRAX
it is in the engaged position.
brake disengaged position
brake engaged position
October 2014
Part No. 826364