ProcedureCouch/Table (Longitudinal)Adjust
Adjust the slide drive belt tension
Adjust the tension of the couch's slide (longitudinal) drive belt so the couch top stops precisely at the end of its horizontal travel.
Applies to
Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) — Patient Couch Mechanism volume, source 2D201-062, section 6.5 (Adjustment of Belt Tension); covers both couch variants CBTB-016A and CBTB-016B
Personnel
1 technician · Basic-to-intermediate — hand-tool loosening of the two M8 belt-tension-adjustment-pulley mounting bolts and turning the belt-tension adjustment bolt, reading a push-pull gauge against a specified belt deflection; no electrical measurement or component replacement is described for this section (skill assessment derived from procedure content — not an OEM-stated skill level)
Steps
6 steps
Source
2D201-062E*F p.69-70
Full step-by-step for Adjust the slide drive belt tension
All 6 steps are documented in the FSELIB Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.
Open the full procedureRelated Couch/Table (Longitudinal) guides
Adjust the couch-top supporting rollers (level and sway)4 stepsReplace the horizontal (longitudinal) drive unit5 stepsReplace the couch slide servo amplifier3 stepsTroubleshoot: slide stop accuracy, roller ride, rattle/sway, noise, and no in/out motion0 stepsTroubleshoot: couch top will not slide into/out of the gantry opening13 stepsRun the console malfunction-diagnosis program (hwtest)0 steps
View all Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) guidesSource: 2D201-062E*F p.69-70. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.