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Figure 65
1. Wheel hub
2. Oil port at the 6 o'clock
position
3. Drain pan
2. Place a drain pan under the oil port of the wheel hub
(Figure
65).
3. Remove the plug and drain the oil from the planetary
(Figure
65).
4. Check the condition of the O-ring for the plug.
Note: Replace the O-ring if it is worn or damaged.
5. Move the machine forward or backward until the oil
plug for the wheel hub is either at the 3 o'clock or the 9
o'clock position
(Figure
6. Add the specified oil to the wheel hub through the oil
port until the oil level is at the bottom of the threads
of the port.
7. Install the plug in the oil port of the wheel hub.
8. Repeat this procedure for the other wheel hubs.
Checking the Oil Level in the Axles
Service Interval: After the first 100 hours
Every 250 hours
1. Place a drain pan under the pinion housing of the axle.
2. Remove the plug from the sight port in the pinion
housing of the axle.
4. Oil port at the 3 o'clock
position
5. Plug
6. Oil servicing equipment
65).
1. Pinion housing (front axle)
2. Sight port
1. Pinion housing (rear axle)
2. Site port
3. Look through the sight port and check that the oil level
in the axle is level with the bottom of the threads of
the port
(Figure 66
Note: Use a flashlight and a mirror to help you see
the oil level.
•
If the oil level is too high, allow the oil to drain
from the sight port.
•
If the oil level is too low, add oil to the pinion
housing and axle through the sight port; refer to
steps
6
and
(page
52).
4. Clean the threads of the sight plug.
5. Apply PTFE thread sealing tape to the threads of the
plug.
6. Install the sight plug into the sight port in the pinion
housing of the axle
51
Figure 66
Front Axle
3. Plug
Figure 67
Rear Axle
3. Plug
and
Figure
67).
7
in
Changing the Oil in the Axles
(Figure 66
and
Figure
67).
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