MAINTENANCE
7-28
C. Transmission
Travel Reduction Gear
Check Oil Level --- every 500 hours
1. Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2. Rotatethetravelmotoruntiltheplugsarepositionedas
illustrated on the right.
3. Parkthemachinefollowingthesameproceduresas
describedonpage7-6forpreparationforinspectionand
maintenance.
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WARNING: Keep body and face away from the air
release plug. Gear oil may be hot just after operation.
Wait for gear oil to cool and then gradually loosen the
air release plug to release pressure.
4. After gear oil has cooled, slowly loosen air release plug
(1) to release pressure.
5. Removeairreleaseplug(1)andoillevelcheckplug(2).
Oilmustbeuptothebottomofhole.
6. Ifnecessary,addoiluntiloilflowsoutofoillevelcheck
plug(2)hole.(Seegearoilchart)
7. Cleanandinstallairreleaseplug(1)andoillevelcheck
plug (2).
Model Tightening Torque
ZX30U-5N,
35U-5N
Plug(1)
46to51N·m(4.6to5.1kgf·m,
33to36lbf·ft)
Plug(2)
12to18N·m(1.2to1.8kgf·m,
9to13lbf·ft)
ZX50U-5N,
60USB-5N
Plug(1)
22to24N·m(2.2to2.4kgf·m,
16to17lbf·ft)
Plug(2)
8. Checkthegearoillevelintheothertravelreduction
gear.
1
2
3
1
2
3
M503-07-015
M585-07-080