JLG LiftPod FT70 Operation, Safety, Service And Maintenance Manual page 104

Mid-Mast Drive Screw Lubrication
1. Remove right side access cover.
2. Place grease gun on the grease nipple and fill the
safety nut housing cavity with the appropriate grease.
(See Figure 6-5.)
3. Re-install right side access cover.
Figure 6-5. Safety Nut Housing Grease Cavity
Outer-Mast Drive Screw Lubrication
NOTE: The grease nipple for the outer mast drive screw must be
installed to lubricate and then removed once lubrication
is complete. A grease nipple (M6 x 1 thread) is supplied
from the factory in a plastic bag inside the manual stor-
age box.
Unlike the fixed safety nut housing of the mid mast drive
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screw, the outer mast drive screw safety nut housing
rotates during operation. There is not enough clearance
within the mast to leave this grease nipple on the housing.
1. Remove the rear access cover. (See Figure 6-3.)
2. If necessary turn drive shaft to align the lubrication
hole with the access hole.
3. Remove the screw plug from the safety nut housing.
4. Thread the grease nipple into the hole and tighten.
5. Place grease gun on the grease nipple and fill the
safety nut housing cavity with the appropriate grease.
6. Remove the grease nipple from the lubrication hole.
7. Re-install the screw plug back into the lubrication
hole. DO NOT thread the screw plug in until bottomed,
only until it is just clear of the outer surface of the
safety nut housing.
8. Re-install the rear access cover back onto the mast.
FAILURE TO REMOVE THE GREASE NIPPLE AND REPLACE WITH THE SCREW
PLUG COULD CAUSE DAMAGE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE MAST ASSEMBLY.
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