Toro RT600 - Servicing the Axles and the Transmission; Changing the Oil in the Axles

ChangingtheOilintheAxles
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst200hours
Every1,000hours
Oilspecication:SAE80W140APIclassicationlevelGL4
Frontaxleoilcapacity:approximately3.8L(4.0USqt)
Rearaxleoilcapacity:approximately3.8L(4.0USqt)
ToroPremiumGearOilisavailablefromanAuthorizedToro
ServiceDealer.Seethepartscatalogforpartnumbers.
1.Placeadrainpanunderthepinionhousingoftheaxle
(Figure66andFigure67).
Figure66
FrontAxle
1.Drainport4.Plug
2.Pinionhousing
5.Sightport
3.Drainpan
Figure67
RearAxle
1.Plug4.Pinionhousing
2.Drainport
5.Sightport
3.Drainpan
2.Removetheplugsfromthesightportandthedrain
portofthepinionhousing(Figure66andFigure67).
Note:Allowtheoiltodraincompletelyfromthe
pinionhousingandaxle.
3.Cleanthethreadsoftheplugs.
4.ApplyPTFEthreadsealingtapetothethreadsofthe
plugs.
5.Installoneoftheplugsintothedrainport(Figure68
andFigure69).
Figure68
FrontAxle
1.Oilservicingequipment4.Plug(sightport)
2.Pinionhousing
5.Sightport
3.Plug(drainport)
Figure69
RearAxle
1.Plug
3.Plug(drainport)
2.Oilservicingequipment4.Sightport
6.Fillthepinionhousingandaxlewiththespeciedoil
throughthesightportuntiltheoilislevelwiththe
threadsatthebottomoftheport(Figure68andFigure
69).
7.Waitafewminutesfortheoiltosettle,thenaddmore
oilasnecessary.
Note:Continuetoaddoiluntiltheoillevelstabilizes
andisatthebottomofthethreadsofthesightport.
8.Installtheremainingplugintothesightportofthe
pinionhousing(Figure68andFigure69).
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