Part No. 43063
Genie Z-30/20
7 - 9
Service Manual - Third Edition
Section 7 - Repair Procedures
2-3
Platform Rotator
The platform rotator is a manually-operated gear
assembly used to rotate the platform 160 degrees.
How to Remove the
Platform Rotator
1 Remove the platform. See 2-1,
How to Remove the Platform.
2 Open the platform control box lid and remove
the platform control box mounting fasteners.
Lay the platform controls off to the side.
Component damage hazard.
Cables can be damaged if they
are kinked or pinched.
3 Remove the seven mounting bolts from the
platform rotator cover, then remove the cover.
4 Remove the retaining nut from the end of the
platform pivot shaft.
5 Lift the platform rotator off of the platform pivot
shaft.
Be careful not to damage the
grease seal located on the bottom
of the platform rotator.
How to Adjust the Platform
Rotator
The platform rotator is designed to allow the
platform to slip in the event of striking an object to
help prevent damage to the platform. If the
platform rotator is too tight, or is seized, damage
to the platform may occur. If the platform rotator is
too loose, the platform may rotate side to side
unexpectedly, resulting in a unsafe operating
condition.
1 Raise the primary boom approximately 3 feet
(0.9 m).
2 Activate the function enable switch and the
platform level toggle switch in the down
direction until the platform is horizontal. Do not
allow the platform to contact the ground.
3 Open the platform control box lid and remove
the platform control box mounting fasteners.
Lay the platform controls off to the side.
Component damage hazard.
Cables can be damaged if they
are kinked or pinched.
4 Remove the fasteners from the platform rotator
cover then remove the cover.
5 Locate the locknut on the end of the platform
pivot shaft.
6 Tighten the locknut in the clockwise direction
on the platform pivot weldment shaft to make
the platform rotator tighter or loosen the
locknut in the counterclockwise direction to
make the platform rotator looser.
7 Thoroughly grease the entire mechanical
platform rotator assembly.
If the platform rotator is seized or is difficult to
operate:
1 Open the platform control box lid and remove
the platform control box mounting fasteners.
Lay the platform controls off to the side.
Component damage hazard.
Cables can be damaged if they
are kinked or pinched.
PLATFORM COMPONENTS