How do you remove a step from an escalator?

Answer 1

Just do it!!! Just do it!!! There are several different ways to remove the steps from an escalator but the correct way is dependant on who manufactured the escalator and the type.An example is Otis RBC units. You can remove the steps, if you are a qualified mechanic and know how to lock it out, by finding the master step, removing the end treadboards, reach into the holes in the metal frame, lift the pin on each side of the step then push the sleeve axle bushings in toward the center. You should be able to then lift the step outside of the escalator.