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MAINTENANCE
TRANSAXLES
Inattention to proper safety, operation, or
maintenance procedures could result in personal
injury, or damage to the equipment. Sears
recommends returning the machine to your
authorized Sears Craftsman Professional for
service or repair.
Perform transaxle maintenance with the engine off,
spark plug wires disconnected and PTO disengaged.
TRANSAXLE FLUID CHANGE
Change the transaxle uid every 200 hours of
operation. It is essential that the exterior of the
transaxle be free of debris, prior to uid maintenance.
1. Remove the three 1/4" lter guard screws and
lter guard A. Remove the oil lter B from the
transaxle and discard. Dispose of used oil in ac-
cordance with local requirements.
2. Wipe the lter base surface off and apply a lm
of new oil to the gasket of the new replacement
lter. Install the new lter by hand, turn 3/4 to
one full turn after the lter gasket contacts the
lter base surface.
3. Re-install the lter guard and torque the three
screws to 65 in. lbs. each.
4. Remove cap C, ll the transaxles through the
expansion tank D with approximately 4 quarts of
SAE 20W-50 engine oil.
Do not overll! If you overll the transaxle while the unit
is "cold", it may overow as it reaches normal operating
temperatures. The oil level should not be above the
manufacturer's suggestions. This will allow the space
needed for the oil to expand as it warms up.
5. After starting engine, check the uid level and
continue to add oil to overow tank D to ll line
on tank.
6. Purge the transaxles, following the purging pro-
cedures on Page 28.