MAFI Trac T225, Maintenance Manual

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MAINTENANCE WORK
DRIVE TRAIN
72 Maintenance manual T225/T230
Hot check
The hot check should be done as soon as possible after the
cold check, because the precise checking of the oil level is
only possible when the oil is at operating temperature.
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 c o l d o i l h a s l e s s ex p a n s i o n ,
i . e. t h e d e t e r m i n e d o i l l eve l m ay p o s s i bl y b e t o o h i g h
fo r n o r m a l o p e ra t i o n w i t h o i l a t o p e r a t i n g t e m p e r a t u r e.
A t o o h i g h o i l l eve l c a u s e s d a m a g e t o t h e t r a n s m i s s i o n .
X
C o n d u c t t h e h o t c h e ck a t t h e f i r s t o p p o r t u n i t y o n c e
t h e o p e ra t i n g t e m p e ra t u r e h a s b e e n r e a c h e d .
X
M a ke s u r e t h a t fo r t h e p r e c i s e o i l l eve l c h e ck t h e o i l ' s
o p e r a t i n g t e m p e r a t u r e l i e s b e t we e n 6 0 ° C a n d 9 3 ° C.
X
M a ke s u r e t h e o i l l eve l i s i n t h e “ H OT C H E C K ”
r a n g e
4 d u r i n g t h e h o t 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 “ H OT- F U L L” o r
d r o p b e l ow t h e “ H OT- 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 .
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 b e s u r e t o s h i f t t h e t r a n s m i s s i o n i n t o
n e u t r a l
N b e fo r e ex i t i n g t h e M T a n d a p p l y t h e p a r k i n g
b ra ke.
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.
X Make sure that the oil has reached the normal operating
temperature.
The operating temperature is reached when the display of
engine coolant temperature has stabilised on the
combination display instrument, and the transmission has
run for at least an hour with a load.
X Park the MT on level ground for the oil level check.
X
Shift the transmission into neutral N and apply the parking
brake.