Owner manual

Maintenance Instructions
YourGroveGearreducerhasbeentestedandadjustedatthefactory.DismantlingorreplacementofcomponentsmustbedonebyGroveGeartomaintain
thewarranty.
LeCentric™reducersarelubed-for-lifeanddonotrequireregularlyscheduledoilchanges/checks.However,ifthereducerisusedinasevereenvironment,
itisrecommendedthattheoilischeckedorchangedevery6000hrs.orafter2yearsofoperation.Iftheoillevelislow,(refertoFigure1formounting
positions)addproperlubricationthroughthefillerplug.
Ifsealleakagehasresultedinthelossofasignificantamountofoil,itmaybenecessarytoaddmorelubricant.Fornormalambienttemperatureconditions,
GroveGearrecommendsMobilPAG460orequivalentoilforallLeCentric™reducers.
 Mountingboltsshouldberoutinelycheckedtoensurethattheunitisfirmlyanchoredforproperoperation.
Seal Replacement:TheLeCentric™lineofspeedreducersutilizepremiumqualitysealswhicharethestate-of-the-artinsealingtechnology.Sealsare,
however,awearitemandeventuallyneedtobereplaced.Replacementcanbeeasilyaccomplishedbyfollowingthestepsbelow:
 1.Lockoutandtagoutthereducer’spowersource.
 2.Removeanyloadfromtheinputand/oroutputshaftsofthereducerpriortodisconnectinganydrivecomponents.
3.Removeappropriatedrivecomponentstogainaccesstosealtobereplaced.
4. Drain oil if seal is below oil level.
5.Removethewornsealwithoutdamagingtheshaftsurfaceorthesealbore.Thiscanbedonebydrillinga0.062”diameterholeinthecasing(being
carefulnottodrillintothebearingbehindtheseal).Screwa#10sheetmetalscrewintotheholeandpryouttheseal.
6. Clean the seal bore in housing of sealant.
7.Beforeinstallingthenewseal,useelectricaltapetocoveranykeywaysontheshafttopreventseallipdamage.
8.Greasetheseallipswithbearinggreaseandapplyasealanttothesealboreinhousing.
9.Slidethesealontotheshaftbeingcarefulnottofoldtheinnerlipoveronanyshaftsteps.
10.Pressthesealintoitsborewithasleevethatpressesonthesealcasing,beingcarefultokeepthesealsquareinitsbore.
11.Refillreducertoproperlevelwithappropriatelubricant.
 Alwayscheckforproperoillevelafterfilling.Donotoverfillorunderfillwithoil,orinjurytopersonnel,reducerorotherequipmentmayresult.
 Donotmixdifferentoilsinthereducer.
12.ReconnectanydrivecomponentsdisconnectedinStep3.Makesurecomponentsareproperlyaligned.
Class of Service
AllcapacityratingsarebasedonproperapplicationofAmericanGearManufacturersAssociation(AGMA)servicefactors.Loadconditionsmustbewithin
catalogedratingspublishedinthecurrentGroveGearCatalog(availableuponrequest).
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