Drive System Maintenance; Adjusting The Traction Pedal Angle; Checking The Planetary Gear Drive Oil; Changing The Planetary Gear Drive Oil - Toro 31598 Operator's Manual

Drive System
Maintenance
Adjusting the Traction Pedal
Angle
The traction pedal operating angle can be adjusted for
operator comfort.
1. Loosen the two nuts and bolts securing the left side
of the traction pedal to the bracket (Figure 71).
Figure 71
1. Traction pedal
2. Pivot the pedal to the desired operating angle and
tighten the nuts (Figure 71).
Checking the Planetary Gear
Drive Oil
Service Interval: Every 250 hours—Check the
planetary gear drive oil level
Check the oil level after every 250 hours of operation
or if external leakage is noted. Use high quality SAE
85W-140 gear lube as a replacement.
The capacity of the system is approximately 16 oz (0.5 l).
1. With the machine on a level surface, position the
wheel so that the check/drain plug (Figure 72) is at
either the 3 or 9 o'clock position.
2. Mounting nuts and bolts
(2)
1. Check/drain plug (3 o'clock position)
2. Remove the check plug on the planetary (Figure 72)
and on the brake housing (Figure 73). Gear oil
should be within 1/8 inch of the check plug on the
brake housing and the planetary.
1. Drain plug
3. Add gear oil to the planetary or brake housing, if
necessary, to bring the oil up to the proper level.
Install the plug.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 on the opposite gear assembly.
Changing the Planetary Gear
Drive Oil
Service Interval: After the first 250 hours—Change
the front planetary gear oil.
Every 1,000 hours
Change the oil initially after first 250 hours of operation.
Thereafter change the oil every 1000 hours, or yearly,
whichever occurs first. Use a high quality SAE 85W-140
gear lube.
1. With the machine on a level surface, position the
wheel so that the check/drain plug (Figure 74) is at
the lowest position.
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Figure 72
Figure 73
2. Check plug