12 | Maintenance
252 DOCMA0000006‐UK ﴾ENG﴿ ‐ Samson FPT 3A
12.21 Differential Axles Maintenance
12.21.1 Differential axles oil: Check and replacement
Thefiller,levelanddraincapsarelocatedinthecentralpartofthe
frontandreardifferentialaxle(fig.1505791):
Whencheckingtheoillevelitisnecessaryto:
– Preparethevehicleinthemaintenanceposition.
– Placeacontainerfortheoilrecoveryunderthelevelplug“2”
tocollectanyleaks.
– Openthelevelcap"2".Inthebestconditionsoilmustseep
outfromthehole.
– Ifnecessary,openthe cap "1" and topuptomakeoil seep
outfromthelevelcap“2”.
– Putbackthecapsandtightendown.
Whenreplacingtheoilitisnecessaryto:
– Preparethevehicleinthemaintenanceposition.
– Placeacontainerfortheoilrecoveryunderthedrainplug“3”
tocollectanyleaks.
– Openthefillercap"1"andthenthedraincap"3".
– Drainoffalltheoil
– Closethedraincap"3".
– Loadnewoilfromthefillercap"1",uptomakeoilseepout
fromthelevelcap“2”.
– Putbackthecapsandtightendown.
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