How To Bleed The Platform Rotator - Genie ZX-135/70 Service And Repair Manual

Service and Repair Manual
Platform Components
7 Remove the hose and cable guide retaining
fasteners and remove the guide from the
platform support.
8 Remove the weld cable from the platform (if
equipped).
Electrocution/burn hazard.
Contact with electrically charged
circuits could result in death or
serious injury. Remove all rings,
watches and other jewelry.
9 Support the platform mounting weldment, but
do not apply any lifting pressure.
10 Remove the eight mounting bolts from the
platform mounting weldment.
11 Remove the center bolt and slide the platform
mounting weldment off of the platform rotator.
Crushing hazard. The platform
mounting weldment may
become unbalanced and fall if it
is not properly supported.
12 Support the platform rotator with a suitable
lifting device. Do not apply any lifting pressure.
13 Place a block under the platform leveling
cylinder for support.
14 Remove the pin retaining fasteners from the
platform leveling cylinder rod-end pivot pin. Do
not remove the pin.
15 Remove the pin retaining fasteners from the
jib boom to platform rotator pivot pin. Do not
remove the pin.
16 Use a soft metal drift to remove both pins and
remove the platform rotator from the machine.
Crushing hazard. The platform
rotator could fall when removed
from the machine if not properly
supported.
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How to Bleed the Pl atform R otator
How to Bleed the Platform
Rotator
Note: Do not start the engine. Use auxiliary power
for all machine functions in this procedure.
1 Rotate the platform full right, then full left until
air is completely out of the rotator. Bleeding
the valve is not necessary.
ZX®-135/70
April 2018
Part No. 1279835GT