BA 6001/9001/10001 En – Edition 2.0 * 6001b520.fm 5-25
Maintenance
Replacing the gearbox oil filter cartridge
The oil filter is located under the base plate on the right side of the gearbox.
Caution when draining hot gearbox oil –
Danger of burns!
☞ Wear protective gloves
Collect the drained gearbox oil in a suitable container.
Dispose of used oil and filters in an environmentally friendly manner!
☞ Change the filter as follows:
• Switch off the engine
• Place a suitable container underneath the oil filter to collect the oil as it drains
• Slowly slacken oil filter cartridge A using a commercially available tool
• Let the oil drain into the container
• Remove the filter cartridge once the oil is completely drained
• Make sure the thread adapter is correctly placed in the filter head
• Clean the inside of the filter head
• Apply a thin coat of fresh gearbox oil to rubber seal B of the new oil filter cartridge
• Tighten the new filter cartridge by hand until the gasket makes contact
• Tighten oil filter cartridge A with a commercially available tool by about a further 3/4
of a revolution
• Make sure the gearbox oil level is correct!
• Let the engine run briefly
• Switch off the engine
• Check the seal of oil filter cartridge A and retighten by hand
• Check the oil level and add gearbox oil if necessary
• Completely remove all oil spills from the engine compartment
• Dispose of the used oil filter in an environmentally friendly manner
Fig. 33: Unscrewing the gearbox oil filter
A
Fig. 34: Cleaning the filter head and oiling the gasket
B
Fig. 35: Tightening the filter cartridge
A
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