HydraulicSystem
Maintenance
OilType:20w-50engineoil.
Important:Useoilspeciedorequivalent.Other
uidscouldcausesystemdamage.
CheckingtheHydraulicOil
Level
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
Checkexpansionreservoirandifnecessaryadd20W-50
engineoiltotheFULLCOLDline
Figure49
1.Expansionreservoir3.Engine
2.FullColdline
ChangingtheHydraulic
SystemFilterandOil
Thelterandoilarechangedatthesametime.DoNot
reuseoil.Oncethenewlterisinstalledandoilisadded
anyairinthesystemmustbepurged.
Thebleedingprocessisrepeateduntiltheoilremains
attheFULLCOLDlineinthereservoirafterpurging.
Failuretoproperlyperformthisprocedurecan
resultinirreparabledamagetothetransaxledrive
system.
RemovingHydraulicSystemFilters
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
allowenginetocool.Removethekeyandengage
theparkingbrake.
2.Locatethelterandguardsoneachtransaxledrive
system(Figure50).Removethreescrewssecuring
thelterguardandguard.
Figure50
Rightsideshown
1.Transaxledrive
4.Screws
2.Oillter
5.Ventplug
3.Filterguard
3.Carefullycleanareaaroundlters.Itisimportant
thatnodirtorcontaminationenterhydraulicsystem.
4.Locateandremovetheventplugoneach
transmission
5.Placeacontainerbelowtheltertocatchtheoilthat
drainswhenthelterisremoved.Unscrewthelter
toremoveandallowoiltodrainfromdrivesystem.
Repeatthisprocedureforbothlters.
InstallingtheHydraulicSystemFilters
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every400hours
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