RemovingtheHydraulicFilters
Important:Whenthehydrauliclterisremoved,allof
thehydraulicuidineachtransaxlewilldrainout.Usea
containerthatholds4.495L(152oz)orlarger.
1.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
allowtheenginetocool,removethekey,andengage
theparkingbrake.
2.Locatethelterandguardsoneachtransaxledrive
systemandremovethe3screwssecuringthelter
guard(Figure58).
Figure58
Rightsideshown
1.Transaxledrive
4.Screws
2.Hydrauliclter
5.Ventplug
3.Filterguard
3.Carefullycleantheareaaroundthelters.
Important:Donotallowdirttoenterthe
hydraulicsystem,asitmaycausedamage.
4.Placeacontainerbelowthelteranddraintheuid.
5.Locateandremovetheventplugoneachtransmission.
6.Unscrewthelterandallowtheuidtodrainfrom
thedrivesystem.
7.Repeatthisprocedureforbothlters.
InstallingtheHydraulicFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every400hours
1.Usingthe3screwstoinstallthelterguardsovereach
lterremovedpreviously.
2.Verifythattheventplugsareremovedbeforeadding
theuid.
3.Slowlypourthespecieduidthroughtheexpansion
reservoiruntiluidcomesoutofavent-plughole.
4.Installtheventplugandtorqueitto20N•m(180in-lb).
5.Continuetoadduidthroughtheexpansionreservoir
untiluidcomesoutoftheremainingvent-plughole
onthesecondtransmission.
6.Installthesecondventplugandtorqueitto20N•m
(180in-lb).
7.Continuetoadduidthroughtheexpansionreservoir
untilitreachestheFullColdlineontheexpansion
reservoir.
Important:Failuretoperformthe
Bleeding
the Hy draulic System
procedureafterchanging
hydraulicltersandoilcanresultinirreparable
damagetothetransaxledrivesystem.
Figure59
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