ProcedureCouch/Table (Longitudinal)Replace

Replace the horizontal (longitudinal) drive unit

Replace the couch's horizontal (longitudinal) drive unit as a whole assembly, transferring the encoder, idlers, and brake release lever handle from the old unit onto the replacement unit.

Applies to

Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A)

Personnel

1 technician · Intermediate — full mechanical unit removal/replacement: cover access, cable disconnection, belt detachment, and 4-M8 mounting hardware, plus hand-transfer of the encoder, idlers, and brake release lever handle onto the replacement unit (skill assessment derived from procedure content — not an OEM-stated skill level)

Steps

5 steps

Source

2D201-062E*F p.48-52

Safety

NOTICE

Hazard: Bending the flexible (fiber) drive belt while detaching it from the belt fixing plate (Step 2)

Consequence: The belt will not function normally once bent (source labels this callout "CAUTION"; classified NOTICE under the FSELIB safety-severity convention because the stated consequence is equipment malfunction only, not personal injury)

Avoidance: Handle the belt without bending it while freeing it from the belt fixing plate

NOTICE

Hazard: Applying excessive force to the brake release lever when installing the brake release lever handle (Step 5, Figure 5.2-6)

Consequence: The brake release lever may be damaged (source labels this callout "CAUTION"; classified NOTICE under the FSELIB safety-severity convention — the stated consequence is equipment damage only, no personal-injury consequence given)

Avoidance: Install the brake release lever handle without overforcing the lever

Full step-by-step for Replace the horizontal (longitudinal) drive unit

All 5 steps are documented in the FSELIB Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.

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Related Couch/Table (Longitudinal) guides

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Source: 2D201-062E*F p.48-52. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.