Maintenance Every 1500 Operating Hours - Volvo L20B Owner's Manual

Maintenance
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Maintenance every 1500 operating hours

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Maintenance every 1500 operat-
ing hours
Change the oil in the front axle
Planetary drive and differential have a common oil house-
hold.
Note:
Oil change interval every 1500 operating hours, but at least
once every year.
ATTENTION!
M200073A
Drain the oil only at operating temperature.
Attention! Danger of scalding!
Catch the oil and dispose of environmentally.
– Before unscrewing the plugs thoroughly clean the respective
areas.
A Drain- and level control plug on planetary drive
B Drain plug on differential
C Filler- and level control plug on axle housing
– When changing the oil drain the oil from the planetary drive (A)
and the differential (B).
– To avoid any injuries caused by the pressure increase in the oil
household of the planetary drive, move the machine to bring
the drain and level control plug (A) to top position, loosen and
unscrew the plug carefully. Then bring the drain bore to bottom
C
position and let the oil run out.
– For filling turn the wheel hub until the word "Oil level" is in hori-
zontal position.
– Fill in approx. 0.3 litres / 0.07 US gal of oil into each wheel hub,
until it starts to flow out.
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– Screw in the plugs (A) and (B) with new O-rings.
– Fill in oil through the filler-/level control bore (C) until it starts to
flow out (approx. 3.5 litres / 0.9 US gal).
– Screw the plug (C) back in with a new O-ring.
Tightening torque for plugs 70 Nm / 51 lbf ft.
Total oil filling quantity: approx. 4,1 litres / 1,1 US gal.
For quality of oil refer to the lubrication chart.
– Check the oil level after a few minutes and, if necessary, top up
until the specified oil level is reached and remains constant.