Link Belt Crane RTC-8040S II Service Manual

                     

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FrontAndRearAxles, Recondition

Thisprocedurecoversthereconditionofthefrontand rearaxleassemblieswithoutdifferentiallock.SeeSM KeysheetArea01---002forreconditionofaxleswithdifferentiallock.Forfrontaxleremovalandinstallation procedure,seeSMKeysheetArea01---004.Forrear axleremovalandinstallationprocedure,seeSMKeysheetArea01---029.

SafetyInstructions WARNING

Readandunderstandthefollowingsafety instructionsbeforeattemptingtoperformany ofthetasks.Thesubassembliesareheavy. Removalfromtheaxlehousingcausesthe unittobecomeunstable.Potentialforsevere injuryispresentifallsafetyinstructionsare notstrictlyfollowed.

Note:Eachaxleassemblyweighsapproximately3,000lb(1360kg).Eachaxleassembly includingsteercylindersweighsapproximately 3,140lb(1425kg).

1.Mountaxleassemblyonsupportswiththedifferentialcarrierassemblyfacingup.Securetosupports withC---clampsorsimilarmeans.

2.Whenhandlingsubassemblies,alwayskeepthe loadwellbalanced,andaslevelaspossible.Move slowlyandkeeptheloadundercontrol.Donotattempttohandlesubassemblieswithoutassistance.

3.Whenliftingsubassemblies,useonlyaliftingdevicewhichhasthepropercapacitytohandlethe load.Allriggingusedmustbeingood,sound conditionandbethepropersizeforthejobtobe performed.

4.Failuretofollowtheseinstructionsduringrigging operationsmayresultindamagetoequipmentor injurytopersonnel.

DisassemblyOfTheFrontAndRear SteerAxleAssemblies

Duringthedisassemblyprocess,inspectbothcupand coneofalltaperedrollerbearings.Ifeithercomponent isdamaged,theymustbereplacedasaset.Labeland tagassemblylocationwheneverabearingistoberemoved.

WARNING

Followallmanufacturer’srecommendations concerningsolventsandcleaningsolutions. Seriouspersonalinjurymayresultfrom misuseoftheseproducts.

1.Thebreatherandallotheropeningsshouldbe tightlycoveredorclosedtopreventthepossibility ofsolventfromenteringtheassembly.Thoroughly cleantheexterioroftheaxlewithanapproved cleaningsolvent.Allowtoairdry.

Note:Thedisassemblyandassemblyproceduresofbothrightandlefthandwheelend planetaryassembliesareidentical.

2.Ifrequired,removerearsteerindicator. Rearaxle only.

3.Ifrequired,removesteeringcylinders.RefertoSM KeysheetArea01---007forcorrectprocedure. RefertoFigure1.

4.Removecotterpins(45)andcastlenuts(44)from tierodend(48).

5.Usingatierodflaretool,separatetierodend(48) fromsteeringknucklehousing(26)andremovetie rod(46)assembly.

Note:Twotypesoftierodendsareavailable.In eithercasetoaidtheassemblyprocess,count andrecordthenumberofrevolutionsthatare requiredtoremovetierodend(48)fromtierod (46).

6.Removetherodendusingoneofthefollowing stepsasrequired:

a.Loosenlocknut(47)andremovetierodend (48).

b.Loosennut(54)andremovetierodend(48) fromtierod(46).Ifrequired,removenut(54), lockwasher(55),capscrewandwasher(57), andtierodclamp(56)fromtierod(46).

Note:Axlehousing(42)anddifferentialcarrierhousing(109)oilcapacityis40pt(19L). Planetaryhubhousing(36)oilcapacityis8pt (3.75L)each.

7.Removeplugs(20,35,62,65)andbreather(63). Usingasuitablecontainer,drainaxlehousing(42), differentialcarrierhousing(109),andplanetary hubhousing(36)thoroughlybeforedisassembly. Properlystoreordisposeofusedoil.