Checkingthe
Transaxle-FluidLevel
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
FluidType:SAE80W-90(APIMT-1)orSAE80W-90
(APIGL-5)
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Engagetheparkingbrake.
3.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
4.Removetheīællplugonthetransaxle(Figure60).
Note:Theīuidlevelshouldbeevenwiththe
bottomoftheīællplug.
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Figure60
1.Drainplug2.Fillplug
5.Iftheīuidlevelislow,removetheīællplugand
addthespeciīæedīuiduntilitrunsoutofthehole
(Figure60).
6.Replacetheīællplugandtorqueitto20to27
Nām(15to20ft-lb).
ChangingtheTransaxle
Fluid
ServiceInterval:Every800hours/Yearly(whichever
comesīærst)
FluidType:SAE80W-90(APIMT-1)orSAE80W-90
(APIGL-5)
FluidCapacity:1.6L(1.7USqt)
1.Alignadrainpanunderthedrainplug(Figure
60).
2.Removetheīællplugandtheseal(Figure60).
Note:Retaintheīællplugandsealforinstallation
instep6.
3.Removethedrainplugandtheseal,andallow
theīuidtodraincompletely(Figure60).
Note:Retainthedrainplugandsealfor
installationinstep4.
4.Installthedrainplugandseal,andtorqueitto
20to27Nām(15to20ft-lb).
5.Fillthetransaxlewiththespeciīæedīuiduntilit
runsoutoftheīællhole.
6.Installtheīællplugandseal,andtorqueitto20to
27Nām(15to20ft-lb).
CheckingtheNeutral
Gear-ShiftPosition
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Whenperformingroutinemaintenanceand/orengine
diagnostics,shiftthetransaxleintoNEUTRAL.The
machinehasaNEUTRALpositiononthegear-shift
selector,whichcontrolstheneutralinthetransaxle.
Performthefollowingstepstoensurethattheneutral
shiftleveroperatesthetransaxleneutralcorrectly:
1.Setthegear-shiftselectortotheNEUTRAL
position.
2.Rotatethesecondaryclutch(Figure67)toseeif
itspinsfreelyintheNEUTRALposition.
3.Setthegear-shiftselectortotheFORWARD
position.
4.Rotatethesecondaryclutch(Figure67)toseeif
itrotatestherearwheels.
5.Setthegear-shiftselectortotheREVERSE
position.
6.Rotatethesecondaryclutch(Figure67)toseeif
itrotatestherearwheels.
7.Ifanyofthesetestsfail,proceedtoAdjusting
theNeutralGear-ShiftPosition(page52).
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