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Figure66
1.Drainhole(brakehousing)
2.Drainplug
7.ChecktheO-ringfortheplugforwearordamage
andinstallthedrainplugintothebrakehousing.
Note:ReplacetheO-ringasneeded.
FillingthePlanetary-Gear-Drive
withLubricant
1.Throughthell-plughole,slowlylltheplanetary
with0.65L(22oz)ofhighqualitySAE
85W-140wtgearlube.
Important:Iftheplanetaryllsbefore
youadd0.65L(22oz)ofoil,wait1hour
orinstalltheplugandmovethemachine
approximately3m(10ft)todistributetheoil
throughthebrakesystem.Then,removethe
plugandaddtheremainingoil.
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Figure67
1.Fill-plughole(planetary
housing)
2.Fillplug
2.Installthellplugandthecheckplug.
3.Wipecleantheplanetaryandbrakehousings
(Figure68).
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Figure68
4.Repeatsteps1through7inDraining
thePlanetary-Gear-Drive(page49)and
steps1through3inthisprocedureforthe
planetary/brakeassemblyattheothersideof
themachine.
CheckingtheOilLevelof
theRearAxle
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Every400hours(Alsochecktheoillevelbefore
youstarttheengineforthersttime.)
Therearaxleisshippedfromthefactorylledwith
SAE85W-140gearlubricant.Thecapacityis2.4L
(80oz).
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Removeacheckplugfrom1endoftheaxle
(Figure69)andmakesurethattheoilisupto
thebottomofthehole.Ifthelevelislow,remove
thellplug(Figure69)andaddenoughoilto
bringtheleveluptothebottomofthecheck-plug
holes.
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Figure69
1.Checkplug
2.Fillplug
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