OPERATOR'S MANUAL

LUBRICANTSPECIFICATIONS
SteeringGearLubrication
FluidRell
Thefollowingrecommendationsare
forgeneralpurposesteeringsystems
(bothTRWandSheppard).
•Fornormaltemperatures,use
AutomaticTransmissionFluid
(ATF)TypeEorForDexron®III.
•Forcoldtemperaturesof-22ºF
(-30ºC)andaboveuseATFType
A.
•Forextremelycoldtemperatures
between-22ºF(-30ºC)and-40º
F(-40ºC)useATFTypeB.
Inspection
NOTE
Beforeremovingreservoircover,
wipeoutsideofcoversothatnodirt
canfallintothereservoir.
1.Checktheuidlevel;adduidif
required.
2.Checkuidforcontamination,
discoloration,orburntsmell;
correctsourceofsuchproblems
beforereplacinguid&lter.
CAUTION
Whenaddinguid,besuretouse
uidofthesametype.Whilemany
uidshavethesamedescription
andintendedpurpose,theyshould
notbemixedduetoincompatible
additives.Mixingincompatibleuids
mayleadtoequipmentdamage.
Ifincompatible(insoluble)uidsare
mixedinapowersteeringsystem,
airbubblescanbeproducedatthe
interfaceofthetwouids.Thiscan
causecavitation,whichreducesthe
lubricationbetweenmovingpartsin
thegear.Thiscouldresultinworn
components.
Themixtureoftwodifferentuids,
althoughharmlesstoindividual
internalcomponents,mayinitiatea
chemicalreactionthatproducesanew
compoundthatwillattacksealsand
otherinternalcomponents.
Donotmixdifferentuids.
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