Check Oil Level in the Gear Lubrication

Interval

500 Hours Operating time

Component

Guide slides of the machining unit

Please observe chapter 4.2 "Special safety measures" when entering or leaving the machine. If you enter the machine without securing the machining unit, do not linger around the danger zone!

Step 1:

Machining unit traversed into support position.

Step 2:

Maintenance area safety door opened and secured to prevent closing.

Step 3:

Machine switched off at main switch and secured against being switched on again.

Step 4:

Check oil level through oil sight glass. The oil level must reach the center of the sight glass.

Step 5:

If the oil level is too low, support machining unit, check for leaks and top up oil.

For procedure, see: "Check for leaks and top up oil"

Step 6:

Before closing the maintenance safety door, ensure that nobody is behind the guard panels. Close maintenance area safety door.

Check for Leaks and Top up Oil

Consumable

Lubrication oil CLP 46 acc. to DIN 51517, part 3 (ISO-L-CKC 46 acc. to ISO 6743, part 6) Purity class ISO 4406-18/16/13

Disimilar lubricants can contain various additives that might not be compatible. To rule out incompatibility between the lubricants, disimilar lubricants must not be mixed. If you have any questions, please contact your lubricant supplier.

Can with narrow neck or funnel,Fine filter, ladder

Procedure

Machining unit protected from falling by supports.

Check machining unit for escaping oil. Possible leakages:

  • Oil filler tube, oil inspection glass and oil drain screw
  • Cover.
  • Bore on the underside of the unclamp device
  • Flange between main spindle motor and guide slide.
  • Gear switch cylinder.
  • Valve for extracting the cooling lubricant fed through the spindle.
  • External components and lines for gearbox lubrication. The lubricating oil flows through the hose line to the gear ring pump unit mounted to the console and from there via the flow monitor and the plate-type heat exchanger to the top of the guide slide.

You can replace defective hose lines or mounting parts yourself. Leakages in the guide blocks (cover, unclamp device, gear change mechanism, motor flange) indicate defective sealing rings or bushes inside the machining unit. Have this damage repaired by customer services. Do not operate machine with damaged machining unit!

Top up oil

Procedure

Remove the ventilation filter.

Fill with oil through oil filler tube up to the center of the inspection glass.

Mount ventilation filter.

Remove support from the machining unit.

Before closing the maintenance safety door, ensure that nobody is behind the guard panels. Close maintenance area safety door.