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CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
CheckingandTopping-Off
TransmissionGearOil
Checking Transmission Gear Oil:
'1. Move the tiller to a level area.
2. Pull the Depth Regulator Lever
up.
3, Unscrew ihe filler/check plug
from the top of the transmission (it
is located just behind the belt cover).
4. Use a flashlight to look down into
the filler/check plug hole. See Fig-
ure 4-5. Note the drive shaft on
one side of the hole. If the gear oil
level is correct, it should be halfway
up the sides of the drive shaft. If
topping off is needed, follow the
instructions below.
Figure 4-6: Gear oil fill hole.
3. Slowly pour clean gear oil into
the transmission. Frequently
check the level so as not to overfill
the transmission. See Figure 4-6.
4. When gear oil level is correct,
reinstall filler/check plug securely.
Figure 4-5: Checking the transmis-
sion gear oil level
ToppingoffTransmission
GearOil
,1. Complete steps 1-through-3 de-
scribed in "Checking Transmission
Gear Oil."
2. Insert a funnel into the
filler/check plug hole.
NOTE: When adding only a few
ounces of gear oil, use API rated
GL-4 or GL-5 transmission gear oil
with a viscosity of SAE 140, SAE
85W-140, or SAE 80W-90. When
adding a complete refill of new
gear oil after having drained the
transmission, refill only with
SAE 140 or SAE 85W-140 with
an API of GL-4.
NOTE: Do not use automatic
transmission fluid or engine oil in
the transmission.
ChangingTransmissionOil
The transmission gear oil does
not have to be changed unless you
know that it has been contaminat-
ed by foreign materials such as
sand, dirt, or metal particles. Of
course, any internal repairs on the
transmission would also require
that the gear oil be drained and
changed.
1, Drain gasoline from the fuel
tank or run the engine until the fuel
tank is empty.
2. Drain the oil from the engine.
3. Remove the four screws secur-
ing the transmission cover to the
front part of the transmission. Lift
the cover and gasket off the trans-
mission. See Figure 4-7.
4. Remove the left wheel.
5. Lower the left axle down into a
drain pan and slowly tilt the tiller to
the left so the gear oil drains from
the top of the transmission into the
drain pan. See Figure 4-8.
6. Once gear oil has drained, tilt
tiller upright and reinstall wheel.
7. Reinstall the transmission cover
using a new cover gasket.
8. Add new gear oil--see specifi-
cations in NOTE at left.
9. Add engine oil to the engine.
DANGER
Gasolineis highlyflammable
and its vaporsare explosive.
Follow thesesafety practices
to prevent persona[ injury or
propertydamage from fire or
explosion.
• Allow the engine and muf-
fler to cool for at least two
minutes before draining the
tiller's gasolinetank.
• Do not allow openflames,
sparks, matches or smoking
in the area.
i,
• Wipe away spills and push
tiller awayfrom spilledfuel.
• Use only an approvedfuel
container and store it safely
out ofthereach ofchildren.
• Do not store gasolinein an
area where its vapors could
reachanopenflame or spark,
or where ignitionsourcesare
present (such as hot water
and space heaters, furnaces,
clothes dryers, stoves, elec-
tric motors,etc.)
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Figure 4.7: Remove four screws to
remove transmission cover.
Figure 4-8: Draining the gear oil.
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