Swing Reduction Gear; Check Oil Level - Hitachi EX 3600-6 Operator's Manual

SWING REDUCTION GEAR

Check Oil Level --- every 50 hours
(first time after 10 hours)
1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Lower the bucket to the ground.
3. Turn the auto-idle switch off.
IMPORTANT: The turbocharger may be damaged if the
engine is not properly shut down.
4. Run the engine at slow idle speed without load for
five minutes.
5. Stop the engine. Remove the key from the key
switch.
6. Pull the pilot control shut-off lever to the LOCK
position.
WARNING: Gear oil may be hot just after
operation. Be sure to wait for gear oil to cool
before starting work.
7. Open cocks (5).
8. Remove dipstick (1). Wipe oil off with a clean cloth.
Reinsert dipstick (1).
9. Remove dipstick (1) again. Read level. Oil level must
be between the top and notch on dipstick (1).
10. If necessary, remove oil supply plugs and add oil. Be
sure to use only reccomended oil. (See reccomended
Gear Oil Chart) Refer to next page to know how to
add oil.
11. Recheck oil level.
12. Install dipsticks (1).
13. Close cocks (5) after checking.
NOTE: Always allow oil to settle before checking the
level. This may require 15 minutes.
NOTE: Oil can be refilled from the ground using the
Fast-Filling panel located in the rear of the base
machine. Refer to page 1-38 for the Fast-Filling
panel operation.
MAINTENANCE
Rear-Left
Swing Device
7-47
1
Rear-Right Front-Right
Swing Device Swing Device
5
Front-Left
Swing Device
M146-07-027
1
M114-07-181