Checking The Rear Axle Lubricant; Changing The Rear Axle Lubricant - Toro 03806 Operator's Manual

Figure 69
1. Drain plug location
4. When all of the oil has drained, install the bottom
plug in the brake housing.
5. Position the wheel so that the plug hole is at the ten
or two o'clock position on the planetary.
6. Slowly add approximately 16 oz. (0.5 l) of high
quality SAE 85W-140 wt. gear lube to the planetary
fill hole (at the ten or two o'clock position) until the
level is up to the bottom of the brake housing check
hole. Install the plug.
7. Repeat the procedure on the opposite
planetary/brake assembly.
Checking the Rear Axle
Lubricant
Service Interval: Every 400 hours
The rear axle is shipped from the factory filled with
SAE 85W-140 wt. gear lube. Check level before engine
is first started and every 400 hours thereafter. Capacity
is 80 oz. Visually inspect for leaks daily.
1. Position the machine on a level surface.
2. Remove a check plug (Figure 70) from one end of
axle and make sure lubricant is up to bottom of hole.
If level is low, remove the fill plug (Figure 70) and
add enough lubricant to bring the level up to the
bottom of the check plug holes.
2. Check plug location
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1. Check plug
Changing the Rear Axle
Lubricant
Service Interval: After the first 200 hours
Every 800 hours
Change the oil initially after the first 200 hours of
operation and every 800 hours of operation thereafter.
1. Position the machine on a level surface.
2. Clean the area around the 3 drain plugs, 1 on each
end and 1 in the center (Figure 71).
1. Drain plug location
3. Remove the (3) oil level check plugs and main axle
vent cap to ease in draining of the oil.
4. Remove the drain plugs and allow the oil to drain
into the pans.
5. Install the plugs.
6. Remove a check plug and fill axle with approximately
80 oz. of 85W-140 gear lube or until lubricant is up
to bottom of hole.
7. Install check plug.
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Figure 70
2. Fill plug
Figure 71