Boom; How To Replace The Boom Wear Pads; How To Remove The Lifting Fork Frame - Genie GTH-1056 Service And Repair Manual

Service and Repair Manual
Boom Components
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Boom

How to R eplac e the Boom Wear Pads
How to Replace the Boom Wear
Pads
1 Lower wear pads: Using a lifting strap from an
overhead crane or a fork lift of sufficient
capacity, lift the boom tube just enough to
remove the weight from the pads.
2 Remove the wear pad mounting fasteners and
remove the wear pads from the boom.
3 Lubricate the wear surface of the new pads.
Refer to Maintenance Procedure in the
appropriate Service or Maintenance Manual
for your machine, Lubricate the Boom.
Note: Do not lubricate the side wear pads.
4 Install the wear pads. Install and securely
tighten the fasteners. Do not over tighten.
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How to R emove the Lifting F or k Fr ame
How to Remove the Lifting Fork
Frame
1 With the boom in the stowed position, attach a
lifting strap from an overhead crane to the top
of the lifting fork frame at the front of the boom.
Support the frame. Do not apply any lifting
pressure.
2 Working from the rear of the frame, lift the
spring-assisted handle of the lock securing the
lower fork frame lock pin to the fork frame
mount. Use a soft metal drift to remove the pin.
3 Using the overhead crane, lift and remove the
fork frame from the boom.
GTH-1056
April 2017
Crushing hazard. The fork frame
could fall if not properly supported
when the lock pin is removed
from the machine.
Part No. 1278145