Operator's Manual

ChangingtheTransaxle
Fluid
ServiceInterval:Every800hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
FluidType:SAE80W-90(APIMT-1)orSAE80W-90
(APIGL-5)
FluidCapacity:1.6L(1.7USqt)
1.Alignadrainpanunderthedrainplug(Figure
59).
2.Removethellplugandtheseal(Figure59).
Note:Retainthellplugandsealforinstallation
instep6.
3.Removethedrainplugandtheseal,andallow
theuidtodraincompletely(Figure59).
Note:Retainthedrainplugandsealfor
installationinstep4.
4.Installthedrainplugandseal,andtorqueitto
20to27N∙m(15to20ft-lb).
5.Fillthetransaxlewiththespecieduiduntilit
runsoutofthellhole.
6.Installthellplugandseal,andtorqueitto20to
27N∙m(15to20ft-lb).
CheckingtheNeutral
Gear-ShiftPosition
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Whenperformingroutinemaintenanceand/orengine
diagnostics,thetransaxlemustbeshiftedinto
NEUTRAL.ThemachinehasaNEUTRALpositionon
thegear-shiftselector,whichcontrolstheneutralin
thetransaxle.Thefollowingstepsshouldbetaken
tomakesurethattheneutralshiftleveroperatesthe
transaxleneutralcorrectly:
1.Setthegear-shiftselectortotheNEUTRAL
position.
2.Rotatethesecondaryclutch(Figure66)toseeif
itspinsfreelyintheNEUTRALposition.
3.Setthegear-shiftselectortotheFORWARD
position.
4.Rotatethesecondaryclutch(Figure66)toseeif
itrotatestherearwheels.
5.Setthegear-shiftselectortotheREVERSE
position.
6.Rotatethesecondaryclutch(Figure66)toseeif
itrotatestherearwheels.
7.Ifanyofthesetestsfail,proceedtoAdjusting
theNeutralGear-ShiftPosition(page47).
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