Toro RT600 - Servicing the Axles and the Transmission; Checking the Oil Level in the Axles

Figure63
1.Wheelhub
4.Oilportatthe3o’clock
position
2.Oilportatthe6o’clock
position
5.Plug
3.Drainpan
6.Oilservicingequipment
2.Placeadrainpanundertheoilportofthewheelhub
(Figure63).
3.Removethepluganddraintheoilfromtheplanetary
(Figure63).
4.ChecktheconditionoftheO-ringfortheplug.
Note:ReplacetheO-ringifitiswornordamaged.
5.Movethemachineforwardorbackwarduntiltheoil
plugforthewheelhubiseitheratthe3o’clockorthe9
o’clockposition(Figure63).
6.Addthespeciedoiltothewheelhubthroughtheoil
portuntiltheoillevelisatthebottomofthethreads
oftheport.
7.Installtheplugintheoilportofthewheelhub.
8.Repeatthisprocedurefortheotherwheelhubs.
CheckingtheOilLevelintheAxles
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours
Every250hours
1.Placeadrainpanunderthepinionhousingoftheaxle.
2.Removetheplugfromthesightportinthepinion
housingoftheaxle.
Figure64
FrontAxle
1.Pinionhousing(frontaxle)
3.Plug
2.Sightport
Figure65
RearAxle
1.Plug
3.Pinionhousing(rearaxle)
2.Siteport
3.Lookthroughthesightportandcheckthattheoillevel
intheaxleislevelwiththebottomofthethreadsof
theport(Figure64andFigure65).
Note:Useaashlightandamirrortohelpyousee
theoillevel.
•Iftheoillevelistoohigh,allowtheoiltodrain
fromthesightport.
•Iftheoillevelistoolow,addoiltothepinion
housingandaxlethroughthesightport;referto
steps6and7inChangingtheOilintheAxles
(page51).
4.Cleanthethreadsofthesightplug.
5.ApplyPTFEthreadsealingtapetothethreadsofthe
plug.
6.Installthesightplugintothesightportinthepinion
housingoftheaxle(Figure64andFigure65).
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