Cable Track - Genie S-105 Service Manual

June 2011
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Cable Track

The cable track and boom cable tube guides cables
and hoses running up the boom. The cable track
can be repaired link by link without removing the
cables and hoses that run through it. Removing the
entire cable track assembly may be necessary
when performing major repairs that involve
removing the boom.
How to Remove the Boom
Cable Track
Note: When removing a hose assembly or fitting,
the O-ring on the fitting and/or hose end must be
replaced and then torqued to specification during
installation.
Refer to Section Two, Hydraulic Hose and Fitting
Torque Specifications.
Note: Perform this procedure with the boom fully
stowed.
1 Remove the hose and cable cover retaining
fasteners from the jib boom leveling arm.
Remove the hose and cable cover from the
machine.
2 Remove the protective coil sleeve from the
hose and cable bundle at the platform end of
the boom cable tube.
3 Tag, disconnect and plug all hydraulic hoses
from the boom cable tube to the platform
manifold.
Note: If your machine is equipped with an airline to
platform option and/or weld cable option, the airline
and/or cable must be disconnected from the
platform before the cable track is removed.
Part No. 102916
4 Tag and disconnect the black electrical
connector from the bottom of the control box.
5 Remove the platform-end boom cable tube
mounting fasteners at the engine side of the
machine.
6 Remove the cable track mounting fasteners
from the cable track support at the engine side
of the machine.
7 Remove the wear pad mounting weldment from
the cable track support bracket at the engine
side of the machine.
8 Remove the hose and cable clamp from the
cable track support bracket at the engine side
of the machine.
9 Place blocks between the cable track and the
boom cable tube for support.
10 Strap together the boom cable tube, blocks of
wood, and the cable track at the engine side of
the machine.
11 Remove the limit switch cover retaining
fasteners from the top of the number 2 boom
tube at the platform end of the machine.
Remove the limit switch cover.
12 Tag and disconnect the wiring connectors from
the proximity and limit switches on top of the
number 2 boom tube at the platform end of the
machine.
S-100 • S-105 • S-120 • S-125
Section 4 • Repair Procedures
BOOM COMPONENTS
Component damage hazard.
Cables, hoses, boom cable tube
and cable track can be damaged if
they are kinked or pinched.
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