Toro 30857N - Checking the Rear Axle Lubricant; Changing the Rear Axle Lubricant; Adjusting the Traction Drive for Neutral

5.Rotatethewheeluntiltheopenplugholeinthe
planetaryisatthetwelveo'clockposition.
6.Throughtheopenhole,slowlylltheplanetarywith
0.65L(22oz)ofhigh-qualitySAE85W-140gear
lube.
Important:Iftheplanetaryllsbeforethe0.65L
(22oz)ofoilisadded,waitonehourorinstall
theplugandmovethemachineapproximately10
feettodistributetheoilthroughthebrakesystem.
Then,removetheplugandaddtheremainingoil.
7.Installtheplug.
8.Repeattheprocedureontheoppositeplanetary/brake
assembly.
CheckingtheRearAxle
Lubricant
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
TherearaxleisshippedfromthefactorylledwithSAE
85W-140gearlube.Checktheoillevelbeforetheengineis
rststartedandevery400hoursthereafter.Thecapacityis
2.4L(80oz).Visuallyinspectforleaksdaily.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Removeacheckplugfromoneendoftheaxle(Figure
44)andmakesurethatthelubricantisuptothebottom
ofthehole.
Note:Ifthelevelislow ,removethellplug(Figure
44)andaddenoughlubricanttobringthelevelupto
thebottomofthecheckplugholes.
Figure44
1.Checkplug
2.Fillplug
ChangingtheRearAxle
Lubricant
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst200hours
Every800hours
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthe3drainplugs—1oneach
endand1inthecenter(Figure45).
Figure45
1.Drainpluglocation
3.Removetheoil-levelcheckplugsandthemainaxle
ventcaptoeasedrainingtheoil.
4.Removethedrainplugsandallowtheoiltodraininto
thepans.
5.Installtheplugs.
6.Removeacheckplugandlltheaxlewith
approximately2.4L(80oz)of85W-140gearlubeor
untilthelubricantisuptothebottomofthehole.
7.Installthecheckplug.
AdjustingtheTractionDrive
forNeutral
Themachinemustnotcreepwhenthetractionpedalis
released.Ifitdoescreep,adjustit.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,shuttheengine
off,positionthespeedcontrolintotheLowrange,and
lowerthecuttingunitstotheoor.
Note:Pressonlytherightbrakepedal,andsetthe
parkingbrake.
2.Jackuptheleftsideofthemachineuntiltheleftfront
tireisofftheshopoor.
3.Supportthemachinewithjackstandstopreventit
fromfallingaccidentally.
4.Starttheengineandallowittorunatlowidle.
5.Adjustthejamnutsonthepumprodendtomovethe
pumpcontroltubeforwardtoeliminateforwardcreep
orrearwardtoeliminaterearwardcreep(Figure46).
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