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TM10-3930-660-20
11-4.
PLANETARY WHEEL ENDS - SERVICE
This task covers:
Service by checking oil level and adding oil, if necessary.
Service by draining and refilling oil.
Initial Setup -
Tools
Materials/Parts
Tool Kit, Automotive Mechanics
Container
Gear Oil (App. C, Item 34)
Equipment Condition
Vehicle parked on level ground.
SERVICE BY CHECKING, DRAINING AND
ADDING OIL
The procedure for servicing each of the
four planetary wheel ends is the same.
1. CHECK PLANETARY WHEEL END OIL LEVEL
AND ADD OIL, IF NECESSARY.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Start engine and move vehicle
forward or backward, as required,
until embossed oil level line (a)
on planetary cover (1) is
horizontal.
Set parking brake and stop engine.
Remove oil level check plug (2)
from planetary cover (1).
Check that oil level is up to
bottom of check plug hole. If
not, add new oil as described in
step “e” of this section.
If necessary, add new oil through
oil level check plug hole until
oil level reaches bottom of check
plug hole.
Do not overfill.
Install oil level check plug (2)
to planetary cover (l).
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