Maintenance; Changing Rear Axle Lubricant - Toro Reelmaster 5500-D Service Manual

Maintenance

Changing Rear Axle Lubricant

Rear axle lubricant should be changed every 800 hours
of operation. Rear axle lubricant should be SAE
85W140 gear lube.
1. Position machine on a level surface.
2. Clean area around the check plugs, drain plugs and
fill/vent plug (Fig. 4, 5 and 6).
3. Remove check plugs and fill/vent plug to allow easier
rear axle draining (Fig. 4).
4. Remove drain plugs allowing axle lubricant to drain
into drain pans.
5. After axle is completely drained, apply thread locking
compound to all drain plug threads and reinstall.
6. Slowly add lubricant through the fill/vent plug to bring
the lubricant level up to the bottom of the axle support
check plug hole (Fig. 5). As lubricant is added to fill/vent
plug, right and left gear cases will fill as well.
7. When lubricant level is correct, install all check plugs
and fill/vent plug.
4WD Rear Axle (Rev. C)
2
1. Axle support drain plug
2
1. Check plug
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2
1
Figure 4
2. Gear case drain plug
1
Figure 5
2. Fill plug
1
Figure 6
1. Check plug
Reelmaster 5500-D