Toro 30411 - Changing the Rear Axle; Lubricant

3. W hen all of the oil has drained, position the
wheel so that the plug hole is at the ten or tw o
o’cloc k position.
4. Place a drain pan under the brak e housing on
the other side of the wheel ( Figure 58 ).
5. R emo v e the plug from the bottom of the
housing and allo w the oil to drain.
6. W hen all of the oil has drained, install the plug
in the housing .
7. R emo v e c hec k plug from brak e housing
( Figure 58 ).
8. Add high quality SAE 85W -140 wt g ear lube
to the planetar y fill hole (at the ten or tw o
o’cloc k position) and to the c hec k hole in brak e
housing until the lev el is up to the bottom of
the planetar y and brak e housing c hec k holes .
Capacity is appro ximately 16 oz. (0.5 l).
9. Install the plugs .
10. R e peat the procedure on the opposite g ear
assembly .
Figure 58
1. Brake housing 3. Check plug
2. Drain plug
Changing the Rear Axle
Lubricant
Chang e the oil initially after the first 200 hours
of operation and ev er y 800 hours of operation
thereafter .
1. P osition the mac hine on a lev el surface .
2. Clean the area around the 3 drain plugs; 1 on
eac h end and 1 in the center ( Figure 59 ).
3. R emo v e the c hec k plugs to ease in draining of
the oil.
4. R emo v e the drain plugs and allo w the oil to
drain into the pans .
Figure 59
1. Drain plug location
5. Clean the area around the drain plug on the
bottom of the g ear bo x ( Figure 60 ).
6. R emo v e the drain plug from the g ear bo x and
allo w the oil to drain into a pan. R emo v e the
fill plug to ease in draining of the oil.
Figure 60
1. Drain plug
7. Add enough oil to bring the lev el up to
the bottom of the c hec k plug holes; refer
to Chec king the R ear Axle Lubricant, and
Chec king the R ear Axle Gear Bo x Lubricant.
8. Install the plugs .
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