Replace The Drive Hub Oil; Check The Free-Wheel Configuration - Genie S-40 Service Manual

Section 3 • Scheduled Maintenance Procedures
CHECKLIST D PROCEDURES
D-4

Replace the Drive Hub Oil

Genie specifications require that this procedure be
performed every 1000 hours or annually, whichever
comes first.
Replacing the drive hub oil is essential for good
machine performance and service life. Failure to
replace the drive hub oil at yearly intervals may
cause the machine to perform poorly and continued
use may cause component damage.
1 Select the drive hub to be serviced. Then drive
the machine until one of the two plugs is at the
lowest point.
2 Remove both plugs and drain the oil.
3 Drive the machine until one plug is at the top
and the other is at 90 degrees.
4 Fill the hub with oil from the top hole until the oil
level is even with the bottom of the side hole.
Install the plugs.
5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 for all the other drive
hubs.
6 Check the torque of the drive hub mounting
bolts. Refer to Section 2, Specifications .
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D-5
Check the Free-wheel
Configuration
Genie specifications require that this procedure be
performed every 1000 hours or annually, whichever
comes first.
Proper use of the free-wheel configuration is
essential to safe machine operation. The
free-wheel configuration is used primarily for towing.
A machine configured to free-wheel without operator
knowledge may cause death or serious injury and
property damage.
Non-steer wheels: All models
1 Chock the steer wheels to prevent the machine
2 Center a lifting jack of ample capacity
S-40 • S-45 • S-40 TRAX • S-45 TRAX
Collision hazard. Select a work site
that is firm and level.
Component damage hazard. If the
machine must be towed, do not
exceed 2 mph / 3.2 km/h.
from rolling.
(20,000 lbs / 10,000 kg) under the drive chassis
between the non-steer tires.
October 2014
Part No. 826364