Checking the Rear Axle and
Gearbox for Leaks
Service Interval:
Before each use or daily
Visually inspect the rear axle and rear-axle gearbox
for leaks.
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Checking the Rear-Axle
Lubricant
Service Interval:
Every 400 hours
The rear axle is filled with SAE 85W-140 gear lube.
The capacity is 2.4 L (80 fl oz). Visually inspect for
leaks daily.
1.
Position the machine on a level surface.
2.
Remove a check plug from 1 end of the axle and
ensure that the lubricant is up to the bottom of
the hole (
).
Note:
If the level is low, remove the fill plug and
add enough lubricant to bring the level up to the
bottom of the check-plug holes.
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1.
Check plug
2.
Fill plug
Changing the Rear-Axle
Lubricant
Service Interval:
After the first 200 hours
Every 800 hours
Lubricant specification:
high-quality SAE 85W-140
gear lubricant
Axle capacity:
2.4 L (80 fl oz)
1.
Position the machine on a level surface.
2.
Clean the area around the 3 drain plugs—1 on
each end and 1 in the center (
).
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1.
Drain-plug location
3.
Remove the oil-level check plugs and the
main-axle-vent cap to ease draining the gear
lubricant.
4.
Remove the drain plugs and allow the gear
lubricant to drain into the pans.
5.
Install the plugs.
6.
Remove a check plug and fill the axle with
approximately 2.4 L (80 fl oz) of 85W-140 gear
lube or until the lubricant is up to the bottom of
the hole.
7.
Install the check plug.
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