Lubrication - BONFIGLIOLI VF Series Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

5.9

LUBRICATION

Gearboxes can be supplied with or without lubricant, as shown in table 5, or as specifi ed by the
customer.
On gearboxes with an oil level plug, check the oil level before starting up the gearbox. As with fi lling, this
operation must be done with the gearbox in the mounting position in which it will be used in the application.
If necessary, fi ll or top up the lubricant to the half way point in the level window, to the reference notch on
the dipstick, or until it starts to fl ow out of the plug hole.
The charts on the following pages show the position of the service plugs.
The lubricant utilised must be new and uncontaminated and can be poured in through the fi ller hole or from
the inspection cover opening using a fi ller fi lter with 25 µm mesh, ensuring that the relative gasket is refi tted
without damaging it or reapplying the sealant to provide a perfectly oil-tight fi t.
Gearboxes that are lubricated for life and not subject to external contamination do not normally
require periodic lubricant changes. The following table identifi es the gearboxes that are supplied
with synthetic "for life" lubricant.
(tab 5)
VF 27 VF 27 VF 27 VF 27 VF 27 VF 27 VF 27 VF 27 VF 27 VF 30
W 63 W 75
Lubricated for life.
Lubricated for life (unless specifi ed with the SO option)
Lubrication for life only with LO and ATEX options specifi ed. The applicability of the LO
option is described in the table below.
W 110 U-UF-UFC
Gearboxes normally supplied without lubricant, and supplied with synthetic oil only if the LO option
is specifi ed.
VF 130 A-N-P-F-FC
VF 130 V
VF 130 FR
VF 150 A-N-P-F-FC
VF 150 V
VF 150 FR
VF 185 A-N-P-F-FC
VF 185 V
VF 185 FR
VF 210 A-N-P
VF 210 V
VF 250 A-N-P
VF 250 V
IOM Manual VF-W_ATEXgb - Translation of original instructions in Italian - Rev 03_0 - 30/09/16
VF 44 VF 49 VF 130 VF 150 VF 185 VF 210 VF 250
W 86 W 110
B3
X
In the ATEX version, in addition to mounting positions V5 and V6, all W110
worm gears with motor fl ange type B14 are supplied without lubricant.
The applicability of the LO option is described in the table below.
B3
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
LO
Mounting Position
B6 B7 B8
X X X
LO
Mounting Position
B6 B7 B8
X X X
X X
X
X X X
X X
X
X X X
X X
X
X
X
V5 V6
V5 V6
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
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