Toro RT1200 - Axle Oil Service; Changing the Axle Oil

3.Lookthroughthesightportandcheckthattheoillevel
intheaxleislevelwiththebottomofthethreadsof
theport(Figure86andFigure87).
Note:Useaashlightandamirrortohelpyousee
theoillevel.
•Iftheoillevelistoohigh,allowtheoiltodrain
fromthesightport.
•Iftheoillevelistoolow,addthespeciedoilto
theaxlehousingsightport;refertosteps6and7in
ChangingtheOilintheAxles(page60).
4.Cleanthethreadsofthesightplug.
5.ApplyPTFEthreadsealingtapetothethreadsofthe
plug.
6.Installthesightplugintothesightportinthepinion
housingoftheaxle(Figure86andFigure87).
ChangingtheOilintheAxles
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst200hours
Every1,000hours
Frontaxleoilcapacity:approximately9L(9.5USqt)
Rearaxleoilcapacity:approximately9L(9.5USqt)
ToroPremiumGearOilisavailablefromanAuthorizedToro
ServiceDealer.Seethepartscatalogforpartnumbers.
1.Placeadrainpanunderthepinionhousingoftheaxle
(Figure88andFigure89).
Figure88
FrontAxle
1.Drainplug3.Drainport
2.Drainpan4.Front-axlehousing
Figure89
RearAxle
1.Drainplug3.Drainport
2.Drainpan4.Rear-axlehousing
2.Removetheplugsfromthesightportandthedrain
portofthepinionhousingsfortheaxles(Figure88
andFigure89).
Note:Allowtheoiltodraincompletelyfromthe
pinionhousingandaxle.
3.Cleanthethreadsoftheplugs.
4.ApplyPTFEthreadsealingtapetothethreadsofthe
plugs.
5.Installthedrainplugsintothedrainportsatthepinion
housings(Figure90andFigure91).
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