Checking The Rear Axle And Gearbox For Leaks; Checking The Rear-Axle Lubricant; Changing The Rear-Axle Lubricant - Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D Operator's Manual

Checking the Rear Axle and
Gearbox for Leaks
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Visually inspect the rear axle and rear-axle gearbox
for leaks.
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Checking the Rear-Axle
Lubricant
Service Interval: Every 400 hours
The rear axle is filled with SAE 85W-140 gear lube.
The capacity is 2.4 L (80 fl oz). Visually inspect for
leaks daily.
1. Park the machine on a level surface, engage the
parking brake, lower the mower decks, shut off
the engine, and remove the key.
2. Remove a check plug from 1 end of the axle and
ensure that the lubricant is up to the bottom of
the hole (Figure 106).
Note:
If the level is low, remove the fill plug and
add enough lubricant to bring the level up to the
bottom of the check-plug holes.
1. Check plug
Changing the Rear-Axle
Lubricant
Service Interval: After the first 200 hours
Every 800 hours
Lubricant specification: high-quality SAE 85W-140
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gear lubricant
Axle capacity: 2.4 L (80 fl oz)
1. Park the machine on a level surface, engage the
parking brake, lower the mower decks, shut off
the engine, and remove the key.
2. Clean the area around the 3 drain plugs—1 on
each end and 1 in the center
1. Drain-plug location
3. Remove the oil-level check plugs and the
main-axle-vent cap to ease draining the gear
lubricant.
4. Remove the drain plugs and allow the gear
lubricant to drain into the pans.
5. Install the plugs.
6. Remove a check plug and fill the axle with
approximately 2.4 L (80 fl oz) of 85W-140 gear
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Figure 106
2. Fill plug
(Figure 107).
Figure 107
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