Assembly and Operating Instructions – Gear Units R..7, F..7, K..7, K..9, S..7, SPIROPLAN® W
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Inspection/maintenance for the gear unit
Inspection/Maintenance
Checking the oil
via cover plate
Proceed as follows to check the oil of the gear unit:
1. Observe the notes in chapter "Preliminary work regarding gear unit inspection/main-
tenance" (page 85).
2. Open the cover plate of the gear unit according to section "Checking the oil via the
cover plate" (page 92).
3. Take an oil sample via the cover plate opening.
4. Check the oil consistency.
– Viscosity
– If you can see that the oil is heavily contaminated, we recommend that you
change the oil even if this is outside the service intervals specified in "Inspection
and maintenance intervals" (page 86).
5. Check the oil level. See section "Checking the oil level via the cover plate" (page 92).
6. Screw on the cover plate. Observe the order and the tightening torques according to
section "Checking the oil level via the cover plate" (page 92)
Changing the oil
via cover plate
1. Observe the notes in chapter "Preliminary work regarding gear unit inspection/main-
tenance" (page 85).
2. Open the cover plate of the gear unit according to chapter "Checking the oil level via
the cover plate".
3. Completely drain the oil into a container via the cover plate opening.
4. Fill in new oil of the same type via the cover plate opening (otherwise consult cus-
tomer service). Do not mix different synthetic lubricants.
– Pour in the oil in accordance with the mounting position or as specified on the
nameplate. See chapter "Lubricant fill quantities" (page 136).
5. Check the oil level.
6. Screw on the cover plate. Observe the order and the tightening torques according to
chapter "Checking the oil level via the cover plate" (page 92).
WARNING
Risk of burns due to hot gear unit and hot gear unit oil.
Serious injuries
• Let the gear unit cool down before beginning work.
• The gear unit must still be warm otherwise the high viscosity of excessively cold oil
will make it harder to drain the oil properly.
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