Checking The Rear-Axle Lubricant; Checking The Rear-Axle-Gearbox Lubricant - Toro 30609 Operator's Manual

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1. Drain plug
4. When all of the oil has drained from both
locations, install the plug in the brake housing.
5. Rotate the wheel until the open plug hole in the
planetary is at the 12 o'clock position.
6. Through the open hole, slowly fill the planetary
with 0.65 L (22 oz) of high quality SAE 85W-140
wt gear lube.
Important:
If the planetary fills before the
0.65 L (22 oz) of oil is added, wait 1 hour
or install the plug and move the machine
approximately 10 feet to distribute the oil
through the brake system. Then, remove the
plug and add the remaining oil.
7. Install the plug.
8. Repeat the procedure on the opposite
planetary/brake assembly.
Checking the Rear-Axle
Lubricant
Service Interval: Every 400 hours
The rear axle is filled with SAE 85W-140 gear lube.
Check the lubricant level before you first start the
engine and every 400 hours thereafter. The capacity
is 2.4 L (80 oz). Visually inspect for leaks daily.
1. Position the machine on a level surface.
2. Remove a check plug from one end of the axle
and ensure that the lubricant is up to the bottom
of the hole (Figure
Note:
If the level is low, remove the fill plug and
add enough lubricant to bring the level up to the
bottom of the check-plug holes.
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2. Brake housing
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1. Check plug
Checking the
Rear-Axle-Gearbox
Lubricant
Service Interval: Every 400 hours
The gearbox is filled with SAE 85W-140 gear lube.
The capacity is 0.5 L (16 oz). Visually inspect for
leaks daily.
1. Position the machine on a level surface.
2. Remove the check/fill plug from the left side of
the gearbox and ensure that lubricant is up to
the bottom of the hole
Note:
If the level is low, add enough lubricant to
bring the level up to the bottom of the hole.
1. Gearbox
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Figure 84
2. Fill plug
(Figure 85).
Figure 85
2. Check/fill plug
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