Extendable Axles - Genie S-100 Service And Repair Manual

Section 3 • Repair Procedures
AXLE COMPONENTS
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Extendable Axles

The extendable axles are used to widen the foot
print of the drive chassis for stability.
How to Shim an Extendable Axle
Note: Measure each wear pad. Replace the wear
pad if it is less than 7/16 inch / 11 mm thick.
If the wear pad is 7/16 inch / 11 mm thick or more,
perform the following procedure.
1 Fully extend the axle.
2 Remove the wear pad retaining fasteners.
Side wear pads:
3 Install the new shims under the wear pad to
obtain zero clearance and zero drag.
4 Use a round punch through the wear pad
mounting holes to align the shims with the wear
pad. Install the wear pad retaining fasteners.
5 Extend and retract the axle through an entire
cycle. Check for tight spots that could cause
binding or scraping of the axle tubes.
Note: Always maintain squareness between the
inner and outer axle tubes.
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Top and bottom wear pads:
3 Center a lifting jack of ample capacity under the
axle that needs to be shimmed. Do not raise
the machine.
4 Block the wheels at the opposite end of the
machine.
5 Raise the machine just until the weight of the
machine is relieved off of the axle. Do not raise
the wheels off of the ground.
6 Install the new shims under the wear pad to
obtain zero clearance and zero drag.
7 Use a round punch through the wear pad
mounting holes to align the shims with the wear
pad. Install the wear pad retaining fasteners.
8 Extend and retract the axle through an entire
cycle. Check for tight spots that could cause
binding or scraping of the axle tubes.
Note: Always maintain squareness between the
inner and outer axle tubes.
S-100 • S-105 • S-120 • S-125
March 2017
Part No. 1268494