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3. When all of the oil has drained, position the
wheel so that the plug hole is at the ten or two
o'clock position.
4. Place a drain pan under the brake housing on
the other side of the wheel (Figure 59).
5. Remove the plug from the bottom of the
housing and allow the oil to drain.
6. When all of the oil has drained, install the plug
in the housing.
7. Add approximately 16 oz (0.5 l) of high quality
SAE 85W-140 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.
8. Repeat the procedure on the opposite gear
assembly.
Figure 59
1. Brake housing
2. Drain plug
Changing the Rear Axle
Lubricant
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 60).
3. Remove the check plugs to ease in draining of
the oil.
4. Remove the drain plugs and allow the oil to
drain into the pans.
3. Check plug
Figure 60
1. Drain plug location
5. Clean the area around the drain plug on the
bottom of the gear box (Figure 61).
6. Remove the drain plug from the gear box and
allow the oil to drain into a pan. Remove the
fill plug to ease in draining of the oil.
Figure 61
1. Drain plug
7. Add enough oil to bring the level up to
the bottom of the check plug holes; refer
to Checking the Rear Axle Lubricant, and
Checking the Rear Axle Gear Box Lubricant.
8. Install the plugs.
Checking the Rear Wheel
Toe-In
After every 800 operating hours or annually, check
the rear wheel toe-in.
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