Drive System
Maintenance
Change Front Differential Oil
Four Wheel Drive Only
Service Interval: Every 800 hours
1. Position vehicle on a level surface, stop engine,
engage parking brake and remove key from ignition
switch.
2. Clean area around drain plug on side of differential.
Place drain pan under drain plug.
Figure 54
1. Front differential
2. Fill/check plug
3. Remove drain plug and let oil flow into drain pan.
Reinstall and tighten plug when oil stops draining.
4. Clean area around fill/check plug on side of
differential.
5. Remove fill/check plug and add 10W30 oil until oil
is up to hole.
6. Re–install fill/check plug.
Inspect Constant Velocity Boot
Four Wheel Drive Only
Service Interval: Every 200 hours
After every 200 operating hours, inspect constant
velocity boot for cracks, holes or a loose clamp.
Adjusting Shift Cables
Service Interval: After the first 10 hours
Every 200 hours
3. Drain plug
1. Move shift lever to Neutral position.
2. Remove clevis pins securing shift cables to transaxle
shift arms.
1. Shift arm (1st – Rev.)
2. Shift arm (2nd – 3rd)
3. Loosen clevis jam nuts and adjust each clevis so
cable free play is equal forward and backward relative
to hole in transaxle shift arm (With transaxle lever
free play taken up in same direction).
4. Reinstall clevis pins and tighten jam nuts after
adjustments have been attained.
Adjusting High–low Cable
Service Interval: Every 200 hours
1. Move differential lock lever to Off position.
2. Loosen jam nuts securing differential lock cable to
bracket on transaxle.
3. Adjust jam nuts to obtain .035" ± .025" gap between
spring hook and O.D. of hole in transaxle lever.
4. Tighten jam nuts after adjustment has been attained.
Adjusting Differential Lock
Cable
Service Interval: Every 200 hours
1. Move differential lock lever to Off position.
2. Loosen jam nuts securing differential lock cable to
bracket on transaxle (Figure 56).
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Figure 55
3. Shift arm (High–low)