3 Maintenance
3.6.1. Flushing a contaminated gearbox
Continued
Flushing
The procedure below details how to flush a contaminated gearbox. The procedure is the same
for all gearboxes.
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Action
1. Run the Service program until the castings of the
gearboxes axis 4, 5 and 6 have reached a
temperature of about 30-35º C. Use the finger tips to
measure the temperature.
2. Drain the gearbox properly.
3. Fill the gearbox with 700 ml of lubricating oil.
4. Refit the oil plug.
5. Run the Service program at low speed (25%) during
10 minutes.
6. Drain the gearbox properly.
7. Repeat the steps above until the gearbox is flushed
three times.
Note
Recommended service program
detailed in section above:
Service
program.
Described in section above:
Draining the gearbox properly
on page
211.
Shell Tivela S 150 (001A9646)
Art. no . is specified in
Required
equipment on page
211.
Tightening torque: 24 Nm.
3HAC022033-001 Revision: E