Boom Components; Cable Track; How To Remove The Cable Track; S-60, S-60X, S-60Xc, S-60 Hc And S-60 Trax - Genie S-65 Service And Repair Manual

Service and Repair Manual

Boom Components

Boom Com ponent s
4-1 C able Track
4-1

Cable Track

The primary boom cable track guides the cables
and hoses running up the boom. It can be repaired
link by link without removing the cables and hoses
that run through it. Removing the entire primary
boom cable track is only necessary when
performing major repairs that involve removing the
primary boom.
How to R emove the Cable Track , S-60, S-60X, S-60XC , S- 60 HC and S-60 TR AX

How to Remove the Cable Track,

S-60, S-60X, S-60XC, S-60 HC and
S-60 TRAX
Note: When removing a hose assembly or fitting,
the O-ring (if equipped) on the fitting and/or hose
end must be replaced. All connections must be
torqued to specification during installation. Refer to
Specifications, Hydraulic Hose and Fitting Torque
Specifications.
1 Raise the boom to a horizontal position.
2 Locate the cables from the boom cable track
to the platform control box. Number each
cable and its entry location at the platform
control box.
3 Disconnect the cables from the platform
control box.
4 Remove the electrical outlet box bracket
mounting fasteners. Remove the outlet box
and lay it to the side.
5 Remove the hose and cable clamp from the
platform support.
6 Tag, disconnect and plug the hydraulic hoses
from the counterbalance valve manifold
located on the platform rotator. Cap the fittings
on the manifold.
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Bodily injury hazard. Spraying
hydraulic oil can penetrate and
burn skin. Loosen hydraulic
connections very slowly to allow
the oil pressure to dissipate
gradually. Do not allow oil to
squirt or spray.
7 Tag, disconnect and plug the platform leveling
slave cylinder hydraulic hoses from the
bulkhead fittings on the side of the primary
boom. Cap the bulkhead fittings.
Bodily injury hazard. Spraying
hydraulic oil can penetrate and
burn skin. Loosen hydraulic
connections very slowly to allow
the oil pressure to dissipate
gradually. Do not allow oil to
squirt or spray.
8 Locate all electrical cables under the boom at
the pivot end that enter the cable track.
9 Tag and disconnect the electrical connectors
for all cables that enter the cable track.
10 Remove the retaining fasteners from the
electrical connector receptacles for the cables
that enter the cable track.
11 Carefully pull the cables and connector
receptacles out of the primary boom.
September 2016