Rice Lake Mobile Group Animal Scale - MAS-M - Operators Manual - Manual (Page 35)

Maintenance 31
5.2 Scale Maintenance Procedures
5.2.1 Cleaning Load Cell Stands
It is very important to keep any excess debris from building up in the load cell stand.
Lift scale and block it up, clean any dirt out of the load cell stands through the drain
holes located at the bottom of the stand.
5.2.2 Disassembly and Greasing
This is very important to ensure the long life of the unit. Use the parts list drawings
for item numbers.
Use quality high-pressure grease.
Avoid bending or twisting the load cell wires.
a. Remove the cell stand cover (27).
b. Remove the plug covers (34)
c. Remove the bolt which holds together items 26, 39, 38.
d. While holding the cam handle (36), remove the outer cam (38).
e. Remove the load cell pin (37) and spacers (35). The load cell assembly will be
free on top and rest against the inside of the cell stand.
f. Remove the inner cam (26).
g. Remove the lower retainer (33)
h. Grease all bearing surfaces except where the eyebolt contacts the pin (upper and
lower pins, cams, upper and lower eyebolts).
i. Reassemble in reverse order as described above.
Figure 5-2. Disassembly and Greasing
Note
26
27
28
35
36
33
37
38
39
40
34