ABB IRB 6640 Product Manual page 174

3 Maintenance
3.4.4. Oil change, gearbox, axis 3
Continued
Draining, oil
The procedure below details how to drain oil from the gearbox, axis 3.
When using the oil exchange equipment, follow the instructions enclosed with the kit. Art.
no. for the kit is specified in
172
Action
1.
DANGER!
Turn off all electric power, hydraulic and
pneumatic pressure supplies to the robot!
For Foundry Prime robots:
Do not turn off the air pressure to motors and
SMB.
2.
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
3. Remove the oil plug, draining, and drain the
gearbox oil using a hose with nipple and an
oil collecting vessel.
Remove the oil plug, filling in order to drain
the oil quicker!
4. Refit the oil plug.
Required equipment on page
Note
WARNING -
44.
Shown in the figure
on page
Vessel capacity is specified in
equipment on page
NOTE!
Draining is time-consuming. Elapsed
time varies depending on the
temperature of the oil.
Tightening torque: 24 Nm.
171.
Location of gearbox
171.
Required
171.
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