ABB IRB 140 Product Manual page 93

Draining, wrist unit
The procedure below details how to drain oil from the gearboxes in the wrist unit.
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Action
DANGER
Turn off all:
• electric power supply
• hydraulic pressure supply
• air pressure supply
to the robot, before entering the robot working
area.
WARNING
Handling gearbox oil involves several safety
risks. Before proceeding, please read the safety
information in the section
risks during work with gearbox lubricants (oil
or grease) on page 50.
Position the robot as shown in the figure to the
right:
• upper arm: upwards for a standing robot
• axis 4: 180º, to a position where the oil
plug (A), faces downwards.
Note! The total amount of oil will not be drained.
There will remain approximately 50 ml in the
wrist unit.
Remove the both oil plugs.
Both oil plugs must be removed in order to drain
the wrist unit properly.
Refit the oil plug, vent hole.
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3.5.2 Changing the oil in axes 5 and 6 gearboxes
Note/Illustration
WARNING - Safety
The capacity of the vessel must be
sufficient to take the complete amount
of oil.
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A Oil plug, draining and filling
The position for an inverted robot is
the opposite!
Shown in the figure
plugs on page
3 Maintenance
Continued
Location of oil
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