Change Final Drive Oil

CAUTION: Warm oil can cause serious injury to you or others, handle warm oil carefully to avoid accidents.

NOTE: A better draining of oil and debris is obtained when the oil is warm.

1. Park machine on a flat, level surface.

2. Rotate wheel until the arrow (A) is pointed to 2 hours position.

   
   N83253-UN-03MAR09

   Standard Final Drive

   
   N80136-UN-03MAR08

   Hill-Climbing Rear Final Drive

   A - Arrow

   B - Drain Plug

   C - Fill Plug

   D - Fill Level Plug

   E - Fill Level

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3. Remove drain plug (B) and drain the oil into a suitable container.

   NOTE: Drain the final drive oil for at least 1 hour. If the final drive oil is not warm, some oil may remain in the internal components of the final drive after draining.

4. Reinstall the drain plug (B).

5. Remove the fill plug (C).

6. Remove the fill level plug (D).

   IMPORTANT: To ensure proper final drive operation, the oil supply cannot exceed the level indicated.

7. Fill the final drive until the oil level (E). (See the correct oil specification in Fuels, Lubricants, and Coolants section.)

8. Reinstall the fill plug (C) and the fill level plug (D).

9. Operate the sprayer at 40 km/h (25 mph) for 15 to 20 minutes.

10. Stop the machine and park the sprayer on a level surface.

11. Rotate the wheel until the arrow (A) is pointed to 2 hours position. Wait for some minutes until the oil is cooled.

12. Remove the fill level plug (D).

13. Check if the oil level has decreased:

    1. If the oil has not decreased, reinstall the fill level plug (D).

    2. If the oil has decreased, remove the fill plug (C) and fill the final drive until oil level (E). After doing this procedure, reinstall all the final drive plugs that were removed.

    IMPORTANT: This check ensures that the machine works with the correct oil level.