Checking The Lubricant In The Gear Box Of The Rear Axle; Adjusting The Traction Drive For Neutral; Checking The Rear-Wheel Toe-In - Toro Reelmaster 7000-D Operator's Manual

Checking the Lubricant in
the Gear Box of the Rear
Axle
Service Interval: Every 400 hours
The gear box is filled with SAE 85W-140 gear lube.
Check the oil level before the engine is first started
and every 400 hours thereafter. The capacity is 0.5 L
(16 fl oz). Visually inspect for leaks daily.
1. Position the machine on a level surface.
2. Remove the check/fill plug from the left side of
the gear box (Figure
lubricant is up to the bottom of the hole. If the
level is low, add enough lubricant to bring the
level up to the bottom of the hole.
Figure 93
1. Gear box
Adjusting the Traction
Drive for Neutral
The machine must not creep when the traction pedal
is released. If it does creep, an adjustment is required.
1. Park the machine on a level surface, shut the
engine off, position the speed control into the
Low range, and lower the cutting units to the
floor.
2. Press only the right brake pedal and engage the
parking brake.
3. Jack up the left side of the machine until the
left front tire is off the shop floor. Support the
machine with jack stands to prevent it from
falling accidentally.
4. Start the engine and allow it run at low idle.
93) and make sure that
2. Check/fill plug
5. Adjust the jam nuts on the pump rod end to
move the pump control tube forward to eliminate
forward creep or rearward to eliminate rearward
creep (Figure
1. Pump-rod jam nuts
6. After the wheel rotation ceases, tighten the jam
nuts to secure the adjustment.
7. Stop the engine and release the right brake.
8. Remove the jack stands and lower the machine
to the shop floor.
9. Test drive the machine to make sure that it does
not creep.
Checking the Rear-Wheel
Toe-In
Service Interval: Every 800 hours/Yearly (whichever
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1. Measure the center-to-center distance (at axle
height) at the front and rear of the steering tires.
Note:
The front measurement must be 3 mm
(1/8 inch) less than the rear measurement
(Figure 95).
1. Front of the traction unit
2. 3 mm (1/8 inch) less than
the rear of the tire
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Figure 94
2. Pump control tube
comes first)
Figure 95
3. Center-to-center distance
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