Service and maintenance
Track reduction gear 97
Track reduction gear
Checking the oil level in the track reduction
gear
Check the travel gear oil level every 250 operating hours.
1 Park the machine on horizontal ground.
2 Before unscrewing the plugs thoroughly clean the respective
areas.
3 Carefully slacken the level control plug (1), release pressure
before unscrewing the plug.
4 The oil level must reach the overflow point of the control ope-
ning.
Changing the track reduction gear oil
Change interval every 1000 operating hours.
Gear oil must be drained off at operating temperature.
1 Before unscrewing the plugs thoroughly clean the respective
areas.
2 Carefully slacken the level control plug (1), release pressure
before unscrewing the plug.
3 Unscrew the drain plug (2) and let the gear oil run out.
4 Screw drain plug (2) back in.
5 Fill in oil up to the overflow point of the level inspection bore (1).
6 Screw the level control plug (1) back in.
7 Check the oil level after a few minutes and, if necessary, top up
until the specified oil level is reached and remains constant.
WARNING!
Hot oil – danger of scalding!
Catch running out oil and dispose of environmentally.
Type Filling capacities
EC35 2 x 0.6 litre (2 x 60 in³)
EC45 2 x 0.8 litre (2 x 60 in³)
(For quality of gear oil please refer to the table of fuels and
lubricants on page 107).
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