Change Hydraulic Transmission Fluid - Exmark ARS180KA21 Operator's Manual

Change Fuel Filter
Service Interval: As required
A fuel filter is installed between the fuel tank and the
engine. Replace when necessary.
Change Hydraulic
Transmission Fluid
Service Interval: Every 100 hours
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop and
allow it to cool down.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Raise the tines.
4. Drain the fuel from the fuel tank (see Emptying
the Fuel Tank and Cleaning the Fuel Filter
section).
5. Slide the oval locking rings upward on the handle
and fold the handle towards the engine.
6. Slowly lift the front of the machine, using two
people or an overhead hoist will make this easier,
until the back of the machine and weight pockets
are resting on the ground. Stabilize the machine
with an overhead hoist.
7. Remove the transmission from the unit.
Note: It will take two people or a second hoist
to safely remove the transmission.
A. Disconnect the self-propel drive bail cable
from the transmission.
1. Self-propel drive bail cable
2. Idler pulley and transmission drive belt
3. Front axle chain sprocket
4. Drive chain
5. Mounting hardware (seven locations)
B. Remove the drive belt from the transmission
pulley by loosening the nut on the idler pulley.
C. Remove and retain the connecting link from
the front axle chain sprocket and remove the
chain.
D. Loosen the drive chain idler sprockets on
each side of the unit. Remove and retain the
connecting link from the drive chains and
remove the drive chain from the transmission
sprockets.
E. Support the transmission, remove and
retain its mounting hardware (seven
locations–see Figure 11), and carefully lower
the transmission to the ground.
8. Carefully clean area around the expansion tank
and oil fill port. It is important that no dirt or
contamination enter hydraulic system.
9. Remove and retain the oil fill port fitting and
position the transmission so the oil will drain
completely out of the housing.
10. When all the oil has drained from the
transmission, remove and retain the #10-32 x
1/2 inch self-tapping screw and ratchet fastener
holding the expansion tank to the housing.
11. Remove the expansion tank and drain the oil.
Note: Do Not remove the vent cap from the
tank.
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Maintenance
Figure 11