Checking The Planetary Gear-Drive Lubricant; Changing The Planetary-Gear-Drive Oil - Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D Operator's Manual

1. Front drive wheels
4. Repeat step 3 for the other drive wheel.
5. If either wheel moves, contact your authorized
Toro distributor to have the planetary drive
rebuilt.
Checking the Planetary
Gear-Drive Lubricant
Service Interval: Every 400 hours (check if you
notice external leakage).
Lubricant Specification: high quality SAE 85W-140
gear lubricant
1. Park the machine on level surface, position the
wheel so that the fill plug is at the 12 o'clock
position, the check plug is at 3 o'clock position,
and the drain plug is at the 6 o'clock position
(Figure 99).
1. Fill plug (12 o'clock position)
2. Check plug (3 o'clock position)
3. Drain plug (6 o'clock position)
2. Remove the check plug at the 3 o'clock position
(Figure 99).
Figure 98
Figure 99
The oil level should be at the bottom of the
check-plug hole.
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1. Check-plug hole
3. If the oil level is low, remove the fill plug at the
12 o'clock position and add oil until it begins to
flow out of the hole at the 3 o'clock position.
4. Check the O-ring for the plug(s) for wear or
damage.
Note:
Replace the O-ring(s) as needed.
5. Install the plug(s).
6. Repeat steps
assembly at the other side of the machine.
Changing the
Planetary-Gear-Drive Oil
Service Interval: After the first 200 hours
Every 800 hours or yearly, whichever comes
first.
Lubricant specification: high quality SAE 85W-140
gear lubricant
Planetary and brake housing lubrication capacity:
0.65 L (22 fl oz)
Draining the Planetary-Gear-Drive
1. Park the machine on level surface, position the
wheel so that the fill plug is at the 12 o'clock
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position, the check plug is at 3 o'clock position,
and the drain plug is at the 6 o'clock position;
refer to Figure 99
Gear-Drive Lubricant (page
2. Remove the fill plug at the 12 o'clock position
and the check plug at the 3 o'clock position
(Figure 101).
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Figure 100
2. Check plug
1 through 5 on the planetary gear
in Checking the Planetary
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