Changing The Rear Axle Lubricant; Checking The Rear Wheel Toe-In - Toro 30446 Operator's Manual

1. Brake housing
2. Drain plug
Changing the Rear Axle
Lubricant
Service Interval: After the first 200 hours
Every 800 hours
Change the oil initially after the first 200 hours of
operation and every 800 hours of operation thereafter.
1. Position the machine on a level surface.
2. Clean the area around the 3 drain plugs; 1 on each
end and 1 in the center (Figure 65).
3. Remove the check plugs to ease in draining of the oil.
4. Remove the drain plugs and allow the oil to drain
into the pans.
1. Drain plug location
5. Clean the area around the drain plug on the bottom
of the gear box (Figure 66).
Figure 64
3. Check plug
Figure 65
6. Remove the drain plug from the gear box and allow
the oil to drain into a pan. Remove the fill plug to
ease in draining of the oil.
1. Drain plug
7. Add enough oil to bring the level up to the bottom
of the check plug holes; refer to Checking the Rear
Axle Lubricant, and Checking the Rear Axle Gear
Box Lubricant.
8. Install the plugs.
Checking the Rear Wheel
Toe-In
Service Interval: Every 800 hours
After every 800 operating hours or annually, check the
rear wheel toe-in.
1. Measure the center-to-center distance (at axle height)
at the front and rear of the steering tires. The front
measurement must be 1/4 inch (6 mm) less than the
rear measurement.
2. To adjust, loosen the clamps at both ends of the tie
rods.
3. Rotate the tie rod end to move the front of the tire
inward or outward.
4. Tighten the tie rod clamps when the adjustment is
correct.
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Figure 66