RemovingHydraulicSystemFilters
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
allowenginetocool.Removethekeyandengage
theparkingbrake.
2.Locatethelterandguardsoneachtransaxledrive
system(
Figure51).Removethreescrewssecuring
thelterguardandguard.
Figure51
Rightsideshown
1.Transaxledrive
4.Screws
2.Oillter
5.Ventplug
3.Filterguard
3.Carefullycleanareaaroundlters.Itisimportant
thatnodirtorcontaminationenterhydraulicsystem.
4.Placeacontainerbelowtheltertocatchtheoilthat
drainswhenthelterandventplugsareremoved.
5.Locateandremovetheventplugoneach
transmission
6.Unscrewtheltertoremoveandallowoiltodrain
fromdrivesystem.
Repeatthisprocedureforbothlters.
InstallingtheHydraulicSystemFilters
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every400hours
Figure52
1.Applyathincoatofoilonthesurfaceoftherubber
sealofeachlter.
2.Turnthelterclockwiseuntilrubbersealcontacts
thelteradapterthentightenthelteranadditional
3/4to1fullturn.Repeatfortheotherlter
3.Installthelterguardsovereachlteraspreviously
removed.Usethethreescrewstosecurethelter
guards.
4.Verifytheventplugsareremovedbeforeaddingthe
oil.
5.Slowlypourthespeciedoilthroughexpansion
reservoiruntiloilcomesoutofoneoftheventplug
holes.Stopandinstallthatventplug.Torquethe
plugto180in-lb(20.3N-m).
6.Continuetoaddoilthroughtheexpansionreservoir
untiloilcomesoutoftheremainingventplughole
onthesecondtransmission.Stopandinstallthat
ventplug.Torquetheplugto180in-lb(20.3N-m).
7.Continuetoaddoilthroughtheexpansionreservoir
untilitreachestheFULLCOLDlineonthe
expansionreservoir.ProceedtotheBleedingthe
HydraulicSystemsection.
Important:Failuretoperformthe
Bleeding
the Hy draulic System
procedureafterchanging
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