MAFI Trac T225, Maintenance Manual

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MAINTENANCE WORK
DRIVE TRAIN
70 Maintenance manual T225/T230
Cold check
With the cold check, you make sure that the filled in amount of
oil is sufficient for a safe operation until the hot check with oil
that is at operating temperature. The cold check is conducted
with running motor and cold oil.
W A R N I N G !
A c c i d e n t h a z a r d !
I f yo u l e ave t h e M T w h i l e t h e m o t o r i s r u n n i n g , t h e M T
c a n s t a r t r o l l i n g u n i n t e n t i o n a l l y a n d s e r i o u s l y i n j u r e
p e r s o n s.
X
A l way s s h i f t i n t o n e u t r a l a n d a p p l y t h e p a r k i n g b r a ke
b e fo r e ex i t i n g t h e M T.
X
M a ke s u r e t h e e n g i n e i s r u n n i n g a t l ow i d l e s p e e d .
X
S e c u r e t h e w h e e l s a d d i t i o n a l l y w i t h bl o ck s.
C A U T I O N !
Tr a n s m i s s i o n d a m a g e !
D u r i n g t h e c o l d c h e ck , t h e o i l i s s t i l l c o l d a n d h a s l e s s
ex p a n s i o n a s o i l a t o p e ra t i n g t e m p e ra t u r e.
D u e t o t h e gr e a t e r ex p a n s i o n o f t h e o i l a t o p e ra t i n g
t e m p e ra t u r e, a t o o h i g h o i l l eve l m ay d a m a g e t h e
t r a n s m i s s i o n .
X
M a ke s u r e t h e o i l l eve l i s i n t h e “ C O L D C H E C K ”
r a n g e
4 d u r i n g t h e c o l d c h e ck .
X
T h e o i l l eve l s h o u l d n eve r ex c e e d t h e “ C O L D - F U L L”
o r d r o p b e l ow t h e “ C O L D - A D D ” m a r k i n g o f t h e o i l d i p
s t i ck .
X
U s e o n l y a u t h o r i s e d t y p e s o f t r a n s m i s s i o n o i l .
X
Park the MT on level ground.
X Shift the transmission into neutral N and apply the parking
brake.
X Let the engine run at low idle speed.
X
Shift the transmission into driving gear D and then, via the
neutral position N into driving gear R .
By shifting forwards and back, you bleed the hydraulic
circuit of the transmission.
X
Allow the engine to run at low idle speed in shift position N
for about one minute.