Service Tools; Maintenance Strut; Lip Lock - Kelley aFX User Manual

SerVice TooLS

Before servicing the dock leveler, read and follow the
Safety Practices on page 3, and the Operations Instruction
section on pages 16 through 18 of this User's Manual.
Be certain, before climbing into the dock leveler pit or
doing any maintenance or repair under the dock leveler,
that: 1) THE MAINTENANCE STRUT AND LIP LOCK ARE
SECURELy PINNED IN PLACE [see Fig. 31 and text below]
and 2) The power is disconnected and properly tagged
or locked off.
Air pressure or mechanical support must be maintained
on the ramp to hold it in the raised position until the
maintenance strut is in place. DO NOT WORK UNDER
THE DOCK LEVELER RAMP OR LIP UNLESS THE
MAINTENANCE STRUT AND LIP LOCK ARE PINNED IN
PLACE.

MainTenance STrUT

1. Two people are needed to place the dock leveler on the
maintenance strut.
a. One person must push and hold the raise button
until dock leveler reaches its highest position and
hold dock leveler in its highest position.
b. The second person positions the maintenance strut
into the bracket located on the underside of the ramp
assembly and pins it in place with hairpin clip. See
Fig. 31 and the instruction label on maintenance
strut.
c. The raise button may now be released.

Lip LocK

Manual support of lip must be maintained until the lip
lock is in place. The lip is free to move downward when
it is released unless lip lock is pinned in place.
DO NOT WORK UNDER THE DOCK LEVELER RAMP OR
LIP UNLESS THE MAINTENANCE STRUT AND LIP LOCK
ARE PINNED IN PLACE.
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1. Manually lift the hinged lip into the raised position and
lock into place with the lip lock provided on the dock
leveler ramp. Pin lip lock in place with hairpin clip. See
Fig. 31 and instruction label located on the underside of
the dock leveler ramp.
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To store the maintenance strut follow all instructions on
page 12.
Fig. 31
Insert hairpin
clip through
maintenance
strut pin
Maintenance
strut pin
Maintenance
strut
T
Frame
Lip
lock
Lip
Ramp
Insert
hairpin
Maintenance
clip into
strut bracket
lip lock
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