ABB IRB 2600 Product Manual page 160

3 Maintenance
3.4.3 Changing the oil, axis-1 gearbox on suspended robots
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Required equipment
Equipment
Oil plug sealing washer, gearbox
Lubricating oil
Oil collecting vessel
Oil dispenser
Oil change equipment
Hose
Standard toolkit
Draining, axis-1 gearbox
Use this procedure to drain the gearbox of oil.
In order to save time, a pneumatic oil dispenser can be used to suck out the oil
from the gearbox. Follow the instructions below!
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Action
DANGER
Turn off all:
• electric power supply
• hydraulic pressure supply
• air pressure supply
to the robot, before entering the robot
working area.
WARNING
Handling gearbox oil involves several safety
risks. Before proceeding, please read the
safety information in the section
- Safety risks during work with gearbox
lubricants (oil or grease) on page
CAUTION
The gearbox can contain an excess of
pressure that can be hazardous. Open the
oil plug carefully in order to let out the ex-
cess pressure.
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Note
3HAC029646-001
See section Type of lubrication in gearboxes
on page 151
The capacity of the vessel must be sufficient
to take the complete amount of oil.
One example of oil dispenser can be found
in section:
• Type of lubrication in gearboxes on
page 151
See section Special tools on page 384
Used with the oil dispenser
Content is defined in section
on page 383.
Note
WARNING
55.
Standard tools
Product manual - IRB 2600
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