Toro 25430 Operator's Manual page 52

Changing the Oil in the Axles
Service Interval: After the first 200 hours
Every 1,000 hours
Oil specification: SAE 80W140 API classification level GL4
Front axle oil capacity: approximately 3.8 L (4.0 US qt)
Rear axle oil capacity: approximately 3.8 L (4.0 US qt)
Toro Premium Gear Oil is available from an Authorized Toro
Service Dealer. See the parts catalog for part numbers.
1. Place a drain pan under the pinion housing of the axle
(Figure 68 and Figure 69).
Figure 68
Front Axle
1. Drain port
2. Pinion housing
3. Drain pan
Figure 69
1. Plug
2. Drain port
3. Drain pan
2. Remove the plugs from the sight port and the drain
port of the pinion housing (Figure 68 and Figure 69).
Note: Allow the oil to drain completely from the
pinion housing and axle.
3. Clean the threads of the plugs.
4. Plug
5. Sight port
Rear Axle
4. Pinion housing
5. Sight port
4. Apply PTFE thread sealing tape to the threads of the
plugs.
5. Install one of the plugs into the drain port (Figure 70
and Figure 71).
1. Oil servicing equipment
2. Pinion housing
3. Plug (drain port)
1. Plug
2. Oil servicing equipment
6. Fill the pinion housing and axle with the specified oil
through the sight port until the oil is level with the
threads at the bottom of the port (Figure 70 and Figure
71).
7. Wait a few minutes for the oil to settle, then add more
oil as necessary.
Note: Continue to add oil until the oil level stabilizes
and is at the bottom of the threads of the sight port.
8. Install the remaining plug into the sight port of the
pinion housing (Figure 70 and Figure 71).
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Figure 70
Front Axle
4. Plug (sight port)
5. Sight port
Figure 71
Rear Axle
3. Plug (drain port)
4. Sight port