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586 Maintenance
Check the oil level
If there is any oil leakage from the rear axle and/or hub
reduction hubs, or if there is any doubt about the rear
axle oil level, check as follows:
If there is a bogie, it must be lowered.
1
Clean around the level plug/filler plug (1)
2
Remove the level/filler plug (1) and check that
the oil level reaches up to the edge of the filling
hole
3
Top up with oil as necessary
4
Install the level/filler plug (1)
If the filler plug has a seal washer, the seal washer
must be changed.
Change oil
Drain the oil immediately after driving. Then it has
low viscosity.
Drain the oil by unscrewing the drain plug in the rear
axle casing. Replace the sealing if it is damaged.
1
Level/filler plug
2
Drain plug
Warning!
Hot oil can cause burns.
Note!
If the vehicle has a rear axle with
hub reduction, the hubs must be
drained separately, see "Rear axle
with hub reduction".
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