FRONT AXLE
L3540-II, L4240-II, L5040-II, L5240-II, L5740-II , WSM
6-S9
[2] DISASSEMBLING 4WD TYPE FRONT AXLE
Draining Front Axle Case Oil
• Be sure to stop the engine before changing the front axle
case oil.
• Allow engine to cool down sufficiently, oil can be hot and
can burn.
1. Remove the right and left drain plugs (3) and filling plug (2) at
the front axle case and drain the oil completely.
2. After draining, reinstall the drain plugs (3).
(When refilling)
• Remove the right and left check plugs (1).
• Fill new oil from filling port with specified amount of oil.
• Reinstall the filling plug (2) and check plug (1).
• Use KUBOTA SUPER UDT fluid or SAE80, 90 gear oil.
Refer to "4. LUBRICANTS, FUEL AND COOLANT" on page
G-10.
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Propeller Shaft
1. Slide the propeller shaft cover (4) and (8) after removing the
screws (7).
2. Tap out the spring pins (2), (6) and slide the couplings (1), (5)
and then remove the propeller shaft with covers (4), (8).
(When reassembling)
• Apply grease to the splines of propeller shaft 1 (3).
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Capacity
Front axle
case oil
L3540-II,
L4240-II
6.5 L
6.9 U.S.qts
5.7 Imp.qts
L5040-II,
L5240-II,
L5740-II
6.0 L
6.3 U.S.qts
5.3 lmp.qts
(1) Check Plug
(2) Filling Plug
(3) Drain Plug
(1) Coupling
(2) Spring Pin
(3) Propeller Shaft 1
(4) Propeller Shaft Cover
(5) Coupling
(6) Spring Pin
(7) Screw
(8) Propeller Shaft Cover