Use and Care Manual

Note:Ensurethatnodirtorcontaminationenters
thehydraulicsystem.
5.Placeacontainerbelowtheltertocatchtheuidthat
drainswhenyouremovethelterandventplugs.
6.Locateandremovetheventplugoneachtransmission
7.Unscrewtheltertoremoveandallowtheuidto
drainfromdrivesystem.
8.Repeatthisprocedurefortheotherlter.
InstallingtheHydraulicSystemFilters
1.InstalltheltersasshowninFigure46.
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Figure46
2.Installthelterguardsovereachlteraspreviously
removed.
Note:Usethe3screwstosecurethelterguards.
3.Verifythattheventplugsareremovedbeforeadding
theuid.
4.Slowlypourthespecieduidthroughexpansion
reservoiruntiloilcomesoutof1vent-plughole.Install
thatventplug.
Note:Torquetheplugto20.3N∙m(180in-lb).
5.Continuetoaddoilthroughtheexpansionreservoir
untiloilcomesoutoftheremainingventplugholeon
thesecondtransmission.Installthatventplug.
Note:Torquetheplugto20.3N∙m(180in-lb).
6.Continuetoaddoilthroughtheexpansionreservoir
untilitreachestheFullColdlineontheexpansion
reservoir.
7.ProceedtotheBleedingtheHydraulicSystem(page
36).
Important:Failuretobleedthehydraulicsystem
afterchangingthehydraulicltersandoilcan
resultinirreparabledamagetothetransaxledrive
system.
BleedingtheHydraulicSystem
1.Sitontheseat.Starttheengine,movethethrottle
controltothe1/2-throttleposition,anddisengagethe
parkingbrake.
A.Movethebypassleversintothepushingthe
machineposition;refertothePushingthe
MachinebyHand(page21).
B.Withthebypassvalvesopenandtheengine
running,slowlymovethemotion-controlleversin
bothforwardandreverse(5or6times).
C.Movethebypassleversintotheoperatingthe
machineposition.
D.Withthebypassvalveclosedandtheengine
running,slowlymovethemotion-controlleversin
bothforwardandreversedirections(5to6times).
E.Stoptheengineandchecktheoillevelinthe
expansionreservoir.Addthespeciedoilasuntil
itreachestheFullColdlineontheexpansion
reservoir.
2.Repeatstep1untilalltheairiscompletelypurgedfrom
thesystem.
Note:Whenthetransaxleoperatesatnormalnoise
levelsandmovessmoothlyforwardandreverseat
normalspeeds,thenthetransaxleisconsideredpurged.
3.Checktheoillevelintheexpansionreservoiranal
time.AddthespeciedoilasuntilitreachestheFull
Coldlineontheexpansionreservoirifnecessary.
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