RemovingHydraulicSystemFilters
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
allowenginetocool.
2.Removethekeyandengagetheparkingbrake.
3.Locatethelterandguardsoneachtransaxledrive
system(Figure51).
4.Removethreescrewssecuringthelterguardand
guard.
Figure51
Rightsideshown
1.Transaxledrive
4.Screws
2.Oillter
5.Ventplug
3.Filterguard
5.Carefullycleanareaaroundlters.
Note:Itisimportantthatnodirtorcontamination
enterhydraulicsystem.
6.Placeacontainerbelowtheltertocatchtheoilthat
drainswhenthelterandventplugsareremoved.
7.Locateandremovetheventplugoneachtransmission
8.Unscrewtheltertoremoveandallowoiltodrain
fromdrivesystem.
Repeatthisprocedureforbothlters.
InstallingtheHydraulicSystemFilters
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every400hours
Figure52
1.Applyathincoatofoilonthesurfaceoftherubber
sealofeachlter.
2.Turnthelterclockwiseuntilrubbersealcontactsthe
lteradapterthentightenthelteranadditional3/4
to1fullturn.
3.Repeatfortheotherlter
4.Installthelterguardsovereachlteraspreviously
removed.Usethethreescrewstosecurethelter
guards.
5.Verifytheventplugsareremovedbeforeaddingtheoil.
6.Slowlypourthespeciedoilthroughexpansion
reservoiruntiloilcomesoutofoneoftheventplug
holes.
7.Installtheventplug.Torquetheplugto180in-lb(20.3
N-m).
8.Continuetoaddoilthroughtheexpansionreservoir
untiloilcomesoutoftheremainingventplugholeon
thesecondtransmission.
9.Installtheventplug.Torquetheplugto180in-lb(20.3
N-m).
10.Continuetoaddoilthroughtheexpansionreservoir
untilitreachestheFULLCOLDlineontheexpansion
reservoir.ProceedtotheBleedingtheHydraulic
Systemsection.
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