2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheoppositesidetoassuretheoildrains
completely.
3.Disengagethebladecontrolswitchandmovethe
motioncontrolsoutwardtotheparkposition.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
5.Cleantheareaaroundthedrainvalveandonthe
machineframe.Locatetheoildrainhoseandslide
itoverthedrainvalve(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Oildrainhose3.Holeinframe
2.Drainvalve
4.Oillter
6.Placetheoppositeendoftheoildrainhosethrough
thedrainholeintheframe(Figure28).
7.Placeapanunderneathmachinedirectlybelowthe
drainholeintheframeasshowninFigure29.
Figure29
1.Oildrainvalve
4.Pan
2.Machineframe5.Oillter
3.Oildrainhose
8.Turnthedrainvalve1/4counterclockwisetoopen
andallowtheoiltodrain(Figure29).Removethe
oilllcap/dipstick(Figure27).
9.Besuretoallowampletimeforcompletedrainage.
10.Removetheoldlterandwipeoffthemountingpad
(Figure29).
11.Whenoilhasdrainedcompletely,closetheoildrain
valve.Removetheoildrainhoseandwipeupany
excessoilontheframe(Figure29).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
12.Placethenewreplacementlterinashallowpan
withtheopenendup.Pournewoiloftheproper
type,inthroughthethreadedcenterhole.Stop
pouringwhentheoilreachesthebottomofthe
threads.Allowaminuteortwofortheoiltobe
absorbedbytheltermaterial.
13.Applyathinlmofcleanoiltotherubbergasketon
thenewlter.
14.Installthereplacementoilltertothemountingpad.
Turntheoillterclockwiseuntiltherubbergasket
contactsthepad,thentightenthelteranadditional
2/3to1turn(Figure30).
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