Service Tools; Maintenance Strut; Lip Lock - Kelley aFX-C User 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 IS IN POSITION AND
PINNED, LIP LOCK IS IN PLACE AND SUPPORTING THE
LIP [see Fig. 31] 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.
Before servicing the dock leveler, read and follow the
Safety Practices on page 3, and the Operations Instruction
section on pages 16 through 19 of this User's Manual.

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

The lip is free to move downward when it is released
unless lip lock is in its support position.
DO NOT WORK UNDER THE DOCK LEVELER RAMP
OR LIP UNLESS THE MAINTENANCE STRUT IS IN
PLACE AND PINNED, AND LIP LOCK IS IN PLACE AND
SUPPORTING THE LIP.
March 2014 6004752K — aFX-C Dock Leveler — Safe
2. To engage lip lock, manually lift lip to fully raised position.
Pull lip lock outward as far as it will go. Release lip lock.
Slowly lower lip onto lip lock. See instruction label on
dock leveler beam near lip lock.
3. To disengage lip lock, lift lip completely. Push lip lock
inward as far as it will go. Slowly lower lip. See instruction
label on dock leveler beam near lip lock.
Fig. 31
Insert hairpin
clip through
maintenance
strut pin
Maintenance
strut pin
Maintenance
strut
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serViCe TooLs

Lip
Maintenance
strut bracket
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lock
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