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WARNING! Keep your body and face away from oil ports. Gear oil may be hot after
operation. Wait until the gear oil cool and then gradually loosen the plug to release the
pressure.
Clean all plugs and inspect the O-ring seal. Replace the plug and/or O-ring seal if
wear or damage is evident or when necessary.
Install drain plug (2) once remaining oil is fully drained out.
NOTE: Check the drained oil for metal chips or particles. If there are any metal chips or
particles, stop operate the hydraulic motor. Further inspection and maintenance must be
carried on. Contact supplier for help.
Fill the hydraulic motor with recommended grade gear oil thru fill port (3).
NOTE: If the oil fills slowly, the fill port maybe blocked by the planetary gear. Rotate the
hydraulic motor could solve the problem.
Stop filling the oil once the oil coming out from level check port (1).
IMPORTANT: Overfilling the hydraulic motor will cause the seals damage and water can
go in and contaminates the device.
Install plugs at level check port (1) and fills port (3).
Perform all steps in 2.6.4 above on the other spud pile hydraulic motor.
Completely remove the oil that was spilled on the surfaces.
Start the engine and run the spud piles for several cycles.
Stop the engine and check the oil level check port (1).
As per figure 2.12, the oil should be near the bottom of the level check port opening.
Add oil if necessary.
Clean oil level check plug (1) and inspect the O-ring seal. Replace the O-ring seal if it
is worn or damaged.
Install the oil level check plug.
“Recommended grade of gear oil for EIK® Travel Motor is API GL-4 SAE 90 (High Performance
Extreme Pressure Hypoid Gear Oil)”.
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