9. Maintenance and repair
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9.5 Check, refill, change the hydraulic
oil
WARNING
Risk to people and the environment
from toxic substances when filling
the hydraulic oil tank.
Avoid contact with and inhalation of hydraulic
oil.
Wear protective clothing (protective goggles,
protective gloves).
Provide suitable oil drain pans and oil absor-
bents.
Ensure that no hydraulic oils, lubricants, or
cleaning materials contaminate the soil or leak
into the drainage system.
Comply with local regulations for handling wa-
ter pollutants, for example for absorbing leak-
ing fluids or fluids from oil separators.
Hydraulic oil is highly inflammable, combus-
tible.
1.
Check hydraulic oil level on the hydraulic oil
tank.
The oil level must not exceed the minimum
value ("
min“).
2.
Place the oil drain pan under the tank, remove
tank cap and refill hydraulic oil to the
"max
“mark.
3.
Ensure that the vents work and that no vacuum
is generated.
4.
Screw on the tank cap so that the tank is
properly sealed.
5.
Remove oil residues on the floor or on the lift
with an approved detergent. Dispose of used
cleaning cloths in the correct manner.
6.
Complete a maintenance report (
Annex).
An oil change is carried out depending on the
extent to which the hydraulic oil has degraded.
To do so, proceed as follows:
1.
Lower all runways (main lift and rolling jack)
completely, turn main switch off ("OFF
“ position)
and lock it.
2.
Place the oil drain pan under the hydraulic oil
tank, completely disassemble the tank and emp-
ty out the remaining oil into the drain pan.
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3.
Replace the hydraulic oil tank in the correct
manner.
4.
Fill approved hydraulic oil up to the "
max“-mark.
Maximum capacity of empty tank is 11 liters.
5.
On the , AR43-5MB, SM55-M51VAS or SM60,
bleed the main cylinder. On the SM40LT vari-
ant, bleed all 3 hydraulic cylinders.
6.
Remove oil residues on the floor or on the lift
with an approved detergent. Dispose of used
cleaning cloth in the correct manner.
7.
Turn main switch back on ("ON
“ setting).
8.
Check that control buttons and switches func-
tion properly.
9.
Carry out function tests with and without load.
10.
Complete maintenance report (
Annex).
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