Engine Lubrication; Transaxle (Transmission) Lubrication - Sears 917.25740 Owner's Manual

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engine
lubrication
STOP ENGINE AND WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES
BEFORE CHECKING OIL LEVEL.
BE SURE TRACTOR IS ON LEVEL GROUND
AND ENGINE IS STOPPED BEFORE CHECK-
ING
OIL
LEVEL.
OIL
FILL PLUG
f\
FIG. 18
1.
Change
oil in crankcase after FIRST
2
HOURS of
operation.
Engine should be
wa
rm
whe
n
oil
is
changed.
2.
To
drain oil,
unscrew
oil drain plug at
lo
wer
R.
H.
side
of
engine
.
Catch oil in
suitable container.
3.
Refill engine
crankcase
with oil as instructed
unde
r
"Fuel and
Lubr
icant",
page
6.
Capac
ity
3
pints.
Chec
k
oil level after
each
S
hours of
operation and add oil,
if
necessary, to bring to
correct
level
on dipstick.
4.
After first oil change,
oil
should
be changed
after each
25
hours
of
operation. In
extremely
dirty
or
dusty conditions, change oil every
15
hours of operation.
NOTE: THE BEST TIME TO DRAIN OIL IS AT
THE END OF A DAY'S OPERATION AT WHICH
TIME THE OIL IS HOT AND ALL DIRT AND
FOREIGN MATERIAL IS SUSPENDED IN THE
OIL.
IMPORTANT: BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL TO
PREVENT DIRT OR FOREIGN PARTICLES
FROM ENTERING THE ENGINE CRANKCASE
OR
TRANSMISSION WHEN CHECKING OIL
LEVEL
OR CHANGING OIL.
2S0SR-11.20.72
-
9
-
transaxle
(transmission)
lubrication
FIG. 19
Rear
wheel is
removed
for ill
us
trating.
1.
Check o
i
l
in
transaxle
every 50 hours of
operation.
To check oil level, remove filler plug
from
tranS-
axle
.
Oil
level
should be even with this plug.
2.
Chang
e
oil
in transaxle
after 500 hours
of
op-
eration.
To drain, remove drain plug and catch
oil
in
suitable
conta iner
.
3.
To fill transaxle, use
5
qts. of Allstate
S.A.E.
30
motor
oil for service
MM
o
r MS
or equivalent.
Fill through filler plug as shown.
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BEFORE
BACKING~-~

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