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Maintenance Section
Differential and Final Drive Oil Level - Check
Fill the final dr
ive to the bottom of the plug hole.
Allow the oil to flow along the axle housing and
settle at a common level.
12. Install plug (1).
13. Repeat steps
9 through 12 for the rear left final
drive.
14. Remove leve
l plug (3) from the rear axle. Add oil
to the differential until the differential is full. Refer to
Operation and Maintenance Manual, “Capacities
(Refill)” an
d Operation and Maintenance Manual,
“Lubricant Viscosities”.
15. Install th
eplug.
16. Repeat the procedure for the center differential
and final dr
ives.
Repeat the procedure for the front differential and
final driv
es.
17. Start the engine.
18. Operate the machine for a few minutes in order
to circulate the oil.
19. Shut off the engine.
20. Check th
e oil level of the differential and final
drives. Refer to Operation and Maintenance
Manual, “Differential and Final Drive Oil Level -
Check”
.
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Diffe
rential and Final Drive Oil
Level - C h eck
SMCS C
ode: 3258-535-FLV; 4050-535-FLV
1. Park the machine on a level surface and stop the
engi
ne. Perform the following steps on each of
the three axles:
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Illustration 143
Typical e xample
Some models may have the filler plug toward the right s ide.
2. Remove differential filler plug (1) and clean the
area around the opening.
3. Check the oil level. Maintain the oil level to the
bottom of the filler plug opening.
4. If necessary, add oil. Install the filler plug.
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Illustration 144
Typi
cal Ex ample
Note: The differential and final drives share a
com
mon oil compartment. When the machine is
parked on a level surface and when the final drive oil
level mark (3) is horizontal, the final drive filler plug
(2)
will be at the same level as the differential filler
plug (1). Allow the oil to fill all of the compartments
before rechecking the oil level.
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