Grizzly G0886 Owner's Manual page 47

Gearbox
Lube Type ............T28042 or ISO 320 Equivalent
Amount ................................................... 0.84 Qt.
Check Frequency .....................................Weekly
Lubrication Frequency .. After 50 Hrs, Bi-annually
IMPORTANT: To maximize gearbox life, drain
and refill it after the first 50 hours of use.
After the first 50 hours of use, the fluid level of the
gearbox should be checked weekly. The gearbox
has a sight tube (see Figure 65) to check fluid
level. The sight tube should be filled with gear oil.
If it's not, remove fill plug with breather tube (see
Figure 66), and slowly add just enough gear oil to
fill sight tube. When replacing fill plug, be sure to
re-wrap threads with Teflon tape to prevent leaks.
Figure 65. Gearbox sight tube location.
Fill
Plug
Figure 66. Gearbox fill plug location.
Model G0886 (Mfd. Since 01/19)
As routine maintenance, the gearbox should be
Gearbox
completely drained and refilled every 6 months.
To drain and refill gearbox:
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Sight
Tube
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10. Re-wrap fill plug threads with Teflon tape,
Run blade continuously for approximately 10
minutes to warm up gear oil.
Raise headstock to highest position.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
Remove gearbox fill plug (see Figure 66).
Place drain pan under drain plug (see
Figure 67), remove drain plug, and then
drain gear oil.
Drain
Plug
Figure 67. Location of drain plug.
Re-wrap drain plug threads with Teflon tape,
replace drain plug, then remove drain pan.
Connect machine to power supply, then
lower headstock to its lowest position.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
Slowly add gear oil until sight tube is com-
pletely filled.
then re-install fill plug.
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