CHAPTER 6 – LUBRICATION / FILTERS / FLUIDS
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Rear Axle Oil Level
Park the machine on a level surface. Remove level / ller
plug (2). Add oil as necessary. The uid level must be at
the lower part of the plug hole. Install the plug and make
sure it is tightened correctly.
Rear Axle Oil Change
HOUSING COMPARTMENT
Replace the rear axle oil every 2000 hours of operation.
Park the machine on a level surface. Apply the pa-1.
rking brake and stop the engine.
Clean the oil level and drain plugs.2.
Make sure the oil in the rear axle is near normal ope-3.
rating temperature.
Remove drain plug (1) and ller plug (2) to help oil 4.
drain more rapidly.
After draining, reinstall the drain plug and ll the hou-5.
sing to the level of the ller hole with the specied oil.
Allow sufcient time for oil to ll all axle compartments.
Await approximately 15 minutes so that the oil occupies
all the inner cavities of the axle. Complete the oil level
and install the lling plug.
ATTENTION: Dispose used oil in specialized
recycling stations.