Change Final Drive Oil

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A - Drain Plug

B - Level Check Plug

C - Fill Plug

1. IMPORTANT:

   • Verify that only recommended oil is used. See Final Drive Gear Oil in Fuel, Lubricants, and Coolant section.
   • For wheel machine or two-speed track machine, change oil every 100 hours.

     For one-speed track machine, change oil every 250 hours.

   
   

   NOTE: Oil analyses are the most effective method to determining the oil change interval. When changing final drive oil at specified intervals, take a fluid sample. See Oilscan™ and CoolScan™ in Fuel, Lubricants, and Coolant section.

   For cane harvesters that frequently self-transport between fields, traveling at high speeds for longer than average periods, or operating for time periods longer than 10 hours per day, it is necessary to change the final drive oil more frequently to avoid breakdown and damage to the final drive components.

   Make sure that oil is warm before changing.

   Rotate final drive until drain plug (A) is at six o'clock position and check plug (B) is at four o’clock position.

2. Remove fill plug (C), check plug, and drain plug and allow oil to drain into an appropriate container. Dispose of oil according to employer and government guidelines.

   IMPORTANT: Be careful not to lose O-rings on plugs.

3. Install drain plug.

4. Add oil through fill plug opening.

   NOTE: Gear oil is thick, allow time for oil to settle when filling.

5. Continue filling final drive until oil flows out of check plug.

   Item	Measurement	Specification
   Final Drive Oil	Capacity	3.0 L (0.8 gal.)

6. IMPORTANT: Overfilling a final drive is as harmful as low oil. Too much oil can cause overheating and damage the final drive.

   Wait until the oil stops flowing from opening and reinstall check and fill plug.

7. Repeat process on opposite side of machine.

8. Tighten plugs to specification.

   Item	Measurement	Specification
   Final Drive Fill Plug	Torque	30 N·m (22 lb.-ft.)
   Final Drive Check Plug	Torque	12 N·m (106 lb.-in.)
   Final Drive Drain Plug	Torque	30 N·m (22 lb.-ft.)