Servicing The Reduction Case - Toro 60216C Operator's Manual

Servicing the Reduction
Case
Important:
If the oil level in the reduction case
is too low or too high and you run the engine,
you may damage the engine or the reduction
case. This type of damage is not covered by the
warranty.
Reduction-Case Oil Specifications
Oil type: 4-cycle, SAE 10W-30 motor oil
Oil API service category: SJ, SL, SM, or higher
Reduction-case capacity: 1.2 L (40 fl oz)
Checking the Reduction-Case Oil
Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Check
the reduction-case oil.
1. Park the machine on a level surface and shut
off the engine.
2. Allow the engine to cool.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug; refer to
Disconnecting the Spark-Plug Wire (page
4. Remove the divider plate; refer to
Divider Plate (page
5. Locate the reduction case between the engine
and the engine pulley
Figure 59
1. Oil-level-check bolt and
washer
2. Oil level (normal)
6. Align a rag below the oil-level port in the side
of the reduction case.
27).
Removing the
27).
(Figure 59).
3. Reduction case
4. Filler bolt and washer
7. Remove the oil-level-check bolt and washer
from the oil-level port
•
If the oil level is below the threads in the
oil-level port, add oil as follows:
A. Remove the filler bolt and washer from
the filler port on the top of the reduction
case
B. Slowly pour the specified oil into the fill
port until the oil level is level with the
threads at the bottom of the oil-level
port.
C. Install the filler bolt and the washer to
the filler port of the reduction case, and
tighten the filler bolt
•
If the oil level is too high, allow the oil to flow
out until it is flush with the threads at the
bottom of the oil-level port.
8. When the oil is level is flush with the threads
at the bottom of the oil-level port, install the
oil-level-check bolt and washer to the port, and
tighten the bolt
9. Install the divider plate; refer to
the Spark-Plug Wire (page
Changing the Reduction-Case Oil
Service Interval: After the first 20 hours—Change
Every 100 hours/Every 6 months (whichever
comes first)—Change the reduction-case oil.
1. Park the machine on a level surface and shut
off the engine.
2. Allow the engine to cool.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug; refer to
Disconnecting the Spark-Plug Wire (page
4. Remove the engine; refer to
Engine (page
5. Drain the fuel tank; refer to
Tank (page
6. Remove the filler bolt and washer from the filler
port on the top of the reduction case
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(Figure 59).
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(Figure 59).
Disconnecting
27).
the reduction-case oil.
Removing the
34).
Draining the Fuel
36).
59).
27).
(Figure 60).