Craftsman C459.62103-2 Operator's Manual page 10

Transmission/Gear Oil
First Time Use
1. With the tiller on level ground, pull the Depth Regulator Lever
back and then all the way up until the lowest notch in the lever is
engaged. See Figure 8.
Depth Regulator Lever
2. Remove the oil fill plug from the transmission housing cover and
locate the main drive shaft situated inside the housing.
See Figure 9.
3. The gear oil level is correct if the gear oil is approximately halfway
up the side of the main drive shaft.
4. If the oil level is low, refer to the transmission gear oil in the
Service and Maintenance section.
ASSEMBLY
Figure 8
Figure 9
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