Toro 30873TE - Changing the Planetary-Gear-Drive Oil

Theoillevelshouldbeatthebottomofthe
check-plughole.
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Figure59
1.Check-plughole2.Checkplug
3.Iftheoillevelislow,removethellplugatthe
12o’clockpositionandaddoiluntilitbeginsto
owoutoftheholeatthe3o’clockposition.
4.ChecktheO-ringfortheplug(s)forwearor
damage.
Note:ReplacetheO-ring(s)asneeded.
5.Installtheplug(s).
6.Repeatsteps1through5ontheplanetarygear
assemblyattheothersideofthemachine.
Changingthe
Planetary-Gear-DriveOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every800hoursoryearly,whichevercomes
rst.
Lubricantspecication:highqualitySAE85W-140
gearlubricant
Planetaryandbrakehousinglubricationcapacity:
0.65L(22oz)
DrainingthePlanetary-Gear-Drive
1.Parkthemachineonlevelsurface,positionthe
wheelsothatthellplugisatthe12o'clock
position,thecheckplugisat3o'clockposition,
andthedrainplugisatthe6o'clockposition;
refertoFigure58inCheckingthePlanetary
Gear-DriveLubricant(page52).
2.Removethellplugatthe12o’clockposition
andthecheckplugatthe3o’clockposition
(Figure60).
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Figure60
1.Drain-plughole
3.Checkplug
2.Fillplug4.Drainplug
3.Placeadrainpanundertheplanetaryhub,
removethedrainplugatthe6o’clockposition,
andallowtheoiltofullydrain(Figure60).
4.ChecktheO-ringsforthell,check,anddrain
plugsforwearordamage.
Note:ReplacetheO-ring(s)asneeded.
5.Installthedrainplugintothedrainholeofthe
planetaryhousing(Figure60).
6.Placeadrainpanunderthebrakehousing,
removethedrainplug,andallowtheoiltofully
drain(Figure61).
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Figure61
1.Drainhole(brakehousing)
2.Drainplug
7.ChecktheO-ringfortheplugforwearordamage
andinstallthedrainplugintothebrakehousing.
Note:ReplacetheO-ringasneeded.
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