Changing The Oil In The Rear Axle; Checking The Lubricant In The Gear Box Of The Rear Axle; Adjusting The Traction Drive For Neutral - Toro 03781TE Operator's Manual

Changing the Oil in the
Rear Axle
Service Interval: After the first 200 hours
Every 800 hours
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. Clean the area around the 3 drain plugs, 1 on
each end and 1 in the center
Figure 70
1. Drain plugs
3. Remove the oil-level-check plugs and the main
axle vent cap to ease in draining of the oil.
4. Remove the drain plugs and allow the oil to drain
into the pans.
5. Install the plugs.
6. Remove a check plug and fill the axle with
approximately 2.37 L (80 fl oz) of 85W-140 gear
lube or until the oil is up to the bottom of the hole.
7. Install the check plug.
Checking the Lubricant in
the Gear Box of the Rear
Axle
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Every 400 hours (Also check the lubricant
before you first start the engine.)
The gear box is filled with SAE 85W-140 gear
lubricant. The capacity is 0.5 L (16 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 the check/fill plug from the left side of
the gear box (Figure
lubricant is up to the bottom of the hole. If the
level is low, add enough lubricant to bring the
level up to the bottom of the hole.
(Figure 70).
71) and make sure that
1. Gear box
Adjusting the Traction
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Drive for Neutral
The machine must not creep when the traction pedal
is released. If it does creep, an adjustment is required.
1. Park the machine on a level surface, shut off the
engine, position the speed control into the low
range, and lower the cutting units.
2. Press only the right brake pedal and engage the
parking brake.
3. Jack up the left side of the machine until the
left front tire is off the shop floor. Support the
machine with jack stands to prevent it from
falling accidentally.
4. Start the engine and allow it run at low idle.
5. Adjust the jam nuts on the pump rod end to
move the pump control tube forward to eliminate
forward creep or rearward to eliminate rearward
creep (Figure
1. Pump-rod jam nuts
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Figure 71
2. Check/fill plug
72).
Figure 72
2. Pump control tube
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