Checking The Oil Level Of The Rear Axle - Toro 03781TE Operator's Manual

Figure 66
1. Drain hole (brake housing) 2. Drain plug
7. Check the O-ring for the plug for wear or damage
and install the drain plug into the brake housing.
Note:
Replace the O-ring as needed.
Filling the Planetary-Gear-Drive
with Lubricant
1. Through the fill-plug hole, slowly fill the planetary
with 0.65 L (22 fl oz) of high quality SAE
85W-140 wt gear lube.
Important:
If the planetary fills before
you add 0.65 L (22 fl oz) of oil, wait 1 hour
or install the plug and move the machine
approximately 3 m (10 ft) to distribute the oil
through the brake system. Then, remove the
plug and add the remaining oil.
Figure 67
1. Fill-plug hole (planetary
housing)
2. Install the fill plug and the check plug.
3. Wipe clean the planetary and brake housings
(Figure 68).
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2. Fill plug
4. Repeat steps
the Planetary-Gear-Drive (page 49)
steps 1 through
planetary/brake assembly at the other side of
the machine.
Checking the Oil Level of
the Rear Axle
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Every 400 hours (Also check the oil level before
you start the engine for the first time.)
The rear axle is shipped from the factory filled with
SAE 85W-140 gear lubricant. The capacity is 2.4 L
(80 fl oz).
1. Park the machine on a level surface, lower the
cutting units, engage the parking brake, shut off
the engine, and remove the key.
2. Remove a check plug from 1 end of the axle
(Figure 69) and make sure that the oil is up to
the bottom of the hole. If the level is low, remove
the fill plug (Figure
bring the level up to the bottom of the check-plug
holes.
1. Check plug
50
Figure 68
1 through 7 in Draining
and
3 in this procedure for the
69) and add enough oil to
Figure 69
2. Fill plug
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