Genie S-80 Service Manual page 172

Service Manual - First Edition
2 Place blocks under the extension cylinder for
support.
3 Remove the retaining rings from the extension
cylinder barrel-end pivot pin at the base of the
number 1 boom tube. Use a soft metal drift to
remove the pin.
4 Remove and label the wear pads from the top
side of the number 1 boom tube at the platform
end of the boom.
Pay careful attention to the
location and amount of shims used
with each wear pad.
5 Remove the two wear pad stop bolts from each
side of the number 1 boom tube (located on the
outside).
6 Support the number 2 and 3 boom tubes with
an overhead crane at the platform end of the
boom.
Crushing hazard. The boom tubes
will fall when they are removed
from the boom if they are not
properly supported.
7 Support and slide the number 2 and 3 boom
tubes out of the number 1 tube. Place the
number 2 and 3 tubes on blocks for support.
During removal, the overhead
crane strap will need to be
carefully adjusted for proper
balancing.
8 Remove and label the wear pads from the top
side of the number 2 boom tube at the platform
end of the boom.
9 Remove the trunnion cap mounting fasteners at
the base of the number 2 boom tube. Then use
a slide hammer to remove the trunnion caps.
10 Remove the sliding wear pad assembly from the
extension cylinder at the base of the number 2
boom tube.
11 Carefully rotate the base end of the extension
cylinder until the pin mounting bore is in a
vertical position.
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12 Support the number 3 boom tube with an
overhead crane at the platform end of the
boom.
13 Support and slide the number 3 boom tube out
of the number 2 tube. Place the number 3 tube
on blocks for support.
14 Remove the retaining rings from the extension
cylinder rod-end pivot pin at the platform end of
the number 3 boom tube. Use a soft metal drift
to remove the pin.
15 Remove the two wear pad stop bolts from each
side of the number 3 boom tube (located on the
outside).
16 Support and slide the extension cylinder out of
the base end of the number 3 tube. Place the
extension cylinder on blocks for support.
17 Remove and label the wear pads from the
extension cylinder.
Genie S-80 & Genie S-85
Section 7 - Repair Procedures
BOOM COMPONENTS
Crushing hazard. The boom tubes
will fall when they are removed
from the boom if they are not
properly supported.
During removal, the overhead
crane strap will need to be
carefully adjusted for proper
balancing.
During removal, the overhead
crane strap will need to be
carefully adjusted for proper
balancing.
Pay careful attention to the
location of each wear pad.
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