7-MAINTENANCE
First50hours
Wheellugnuts
1.Checkthewheellugnuttorque.
Torquethelugnutsto610N·m(450lbft).
NOTE:Whenawheelisreplaced,retorquethelugsnuts
afterthersthourofinitialuse.
RAIL15SP00828AA1
Planetarygearlube-change
1.Drivethevehicleontoahard,levelsurface.Turnoff
theengineandremovethekeyfromtheignition.
2.Ensurethattheplanetarydrivehubispositionedwith
thedrainplug(1)inthe6o’clockposition.
3.Placeacontainerunderthedrainplugtocatchthegear
lubewhendraining.
4.Removethedrainplug(1)andtheupperplug(2).Allow
theplanetarytodraincompletely.
5.Cleanandreinstallthedrainplugandtheupperplug
afterallgearlubehasbeendrainedfromtheplanetary
drivehub.
6.Removethelevelplug(3)fromtheplanetarydrive.
7.FilltheplanetarydrivehubwithTUTELA50HDuntil
thelevelofgearlubeisatthebottomofthelevelplug
hole.Theplanetarydrivehuboilcapacityis1479mL
(50USoz).
8.Installthelevelplug(3)intotheplanetarydrivehub.
9.Repeatforthegearlubechangefortheremainingplan-
etarydrivehubs.
10.Aftertheplanetarydrivehubshavebeenlledtothe
properlevel,drivethevehicleforashortdistance.
Stopthevehicleandrecheckthelevelineachplane-
tarydrivehub.
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