TM 5-3805-262-20
OIL LEVEL CHECK (SHEET 2 OF 2)
e .
Using clean cloth, clean area around
planetary wheel end drain/fill plug.
f .
Remove drain/fill plug and check that
o i l i s l e v e l w i t h b o t t o m o f d r a i n / f i ll
plug hole, Add oil as necessary.
g .
R e i n s t a l l d r a i n / f i l l p l u g ; t i g h t e n
s e c u r e l y.
h .
Repeat steps d through g above for
opposite planetary wheel end.
B e s u r e t r a n s p o r t / s e r v i c e l i n k i s d i s e n g a g e d b e f o r e d r i v i n g v e h i c l e .
F a i l u r e t o d o s o c o u l d c a u s e s e r i o u s i n j u r y o r d e a t h d u e t o l o s s of
s t e e r i n g c o n t r o l .
DRAINING AND REFILLINAG OIL (SHEET 1 OF 2)
NOTE
Change oil in front and rear axles after every 1000 hours of operation.
a .
Drive loader for ten minutes to warm oil then park on level surface, turn
off engine, and apply parking brake.
b .
Place a seven gallon container under axle differential carrier bowl oil
drain plug to drain oil into. Clean area around oil drain plug and oil
l e v e l / f i l l p l u g u s i n g a c l e a n c l o t h .
c .
Remove oil drain plug from bottom of axle differential carrier bowl and
d r a i n o i l i n t o c o n t a i n e r . D i s c a r d d r a i n e d o i l .
d .
Reinstall oil drain plug in bottom of axle differential carrier bowl and
t i g h t e n .
e .
R e m o v e a x l e d i f f e r e n t i a l c a r r i e r o i l l e v e l / f i l l p l u g . F i l l f r o n t d i f f e r e n-
t i a l c a r r i e r w i t h 2 6 q u a r t s o f o i l ( r e f e r t o c u r r e n t l u b r i c a t i o n o r d e r ) or
u n t i l o i l l e v e l i s j u s t b e l o w o i l l e v e l / f i l l p l u g h o l e o p e n i n g . F i l l r e ar
d i f f e r e n t i a l c a r r i e r w i t h 2 0 q u a r t s o f o i l ( r e f e r t o c u r r e n t l u b r i c a t i o n o r-
d e r ) o r u n t i l o i l l e v e l i s j u s t b e l o w o i l l e v e l / f i l l p l u g h o l e o p e n i n g.
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