2. Apply the bearing grease to the grease fitting.
(1) Front wheel hub cover
SERVICE EVERY 600 HOURS
1. Adjusting the front axle pivot
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death:
•
Be sure to stop the engine and remove the
starter key before changing the front-axle-pivot.
If the adjustment of front-axle-pivot-pin is not correct,
vibration in
the front wheel may occur causing vibration
in the steering wheel.
1. Loosen the lock nut, and screw-in the adjusting
screw until seated.
2. Tighten the screw with an additional 1/6 turn.
3. Re-tighten the lock nut.
(1) Adjusting screw (2) Lock nut
SERVICE EVERY 800 HOURS
1. Changing the front axle case oil
WARNING
T
o avoid personal injury or death:
• Be
sure to stop the engine and remove the
starter
key before changing the front-axle-case-
oil.
1. To drain the used front-axle-case-oil, remove the
right and left drain plugs and filling plug at the front-
axle-case and drain the front-axle-case-oil
completely into the oil pan.
2. After draining, reinstall the drain plugs.
3. Gently pour new oil through the filling port.
Required quantities of front-axle-case-oil are written
in the following table. Make sure to pour the
specified amounts. If front-axle-case-oil overflows
before pouring any of the specified amounts, wait a
couple of minutes and try again.
(See LUBRICANTS, FUEL, AND COOLANT on
page 90)
Front axle case oil capacity
4.5 L
(4.8 U.S.qts.)
4. After filling, reinstall the filling plug.
5. Run the
machine a few minutes in order for the
front-axle-case-oil to flow through the front-axle-
case.
6. Remove the oil-level-check-plug and check to see if
the front-axle-case-oil flows out of its port.
7. If the front-axle-case-oil does not flow out, add the
front-axle-case-oil through the filling port until it
flows out of the oil-level-check-port.
SERVICE EVERY 600 HOURS PERIODIC SERVICE