Genie S-40 Service Manual page 108

October 2013
12 Remove the fasteners from the side panel on
the lower cable track, then remove the panel.
Pull all of the cables out of the channel.
13 Remove the cable cover on the side of the
boom.
14 Place blocks in between the upper and lower
cable tracks and secure the upper and lower
tracks together.
Crushing hazard. If the upper and
lower cable tracks are not properly
secured together, the cable track
could become unbalanced and fall
when it is removed from the
machine.
15 Attach a lifting strap from an overhead crane to
the cable track.
16 Remove the mounting fasteners from the upper
cable track at the platform end of the extension
boom.
17 Remove the cable track mounting fasteners that
attach the lower cable track to the boom.
18 Remove the cable track from the machine and
place it on a structure capable of supporting it.
Crushing hazard. The cable track
could become unbalanced and fall
if it is not properly attached to the
overhead crane.
Component damage hazard.
Hoses and cables can be
damaged if they are kinked or
pinched.
Part No. 102521
How to Repair the Cable Track
Note: A cable track repair kit is available through
the Genie Industries Service Parts Department,
part no. 81007. The kit includes a 4 link section of
cable track.
1 Visually inspect the cable track and determine
which 4 link section needs to be replaced.
2 Remove the snap-on cable track spacers.
3 Carefully remove the external snap rings from
the pivot pins at each end of the 4-link section
to be removed.
4 Lift up the hoses and cables and carefully
remove the damaged 4 link section of cable
track.
5 Remove the snap-on spacers from the
replacement section of the cable track.
6 Lift up the hoses and cables and carefully insert
the new 4 link section of cable track.
7 Connect the ends of the replacement cable
track section to the existing cable track using
the pivot pins and external snap rings.
Note: Be sure the pivot pins are installed from the
inside out so the external snap rings are on the
outside of the cable track.
8 Operate the boom extend/retract function
through a full cycle to ensure smooth operation
of the new section of cable track.
S-40 • S-45
Section 4 • Repair Procedures
BOOM COMPONENTS
Component damage hazard.
The boom cable track can be
damaged if it is twisted.
Component damage hazard. Hoses
and cables can be damaged if they
are kinked or pinched.
Component damage hazard.
Hoses and cables can be
damaged if they are kinked or
pinched.
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