Scag Power Equipment SCR manual Power Unit Gearbox, Gearbox Drain Plug

Section 7

1.Remove the hair pins and raise the cutter deck to the highest cut position (5").

2.Using the caster wheel arm, lift up the cutter deck and secure in place with the lock pin.

3.Beneath the cutter deck is an access hole to gearbox drain plug. See Figure 7-10. Clean the area thoroughly and then place a suitable container under the drain plug.

GEARBOX DRAIN

PLUG

SCR 2K GBF

Figure 7-10 Gearbox Drain Plug

4.Remove the drain plug and lower the cutter deck over the container to drain the lubricant.

5.Using the caster wheel arm, lift up the cutter deck and secure in place with the lock pin. Properly discard the drained fluid.

6.Install drain plug and lower the cutter deck.

7.Remove the (4) hair pins and washers from the deck height adjust pins.

Remove

Hair Pins

Deck Height

Adjustment Pin

SCR 2K DHA

Figure 7-11 Deck Height Pins

8.Using the caster wheel arm, lift the cutter deck frame assembly off the cutter deck and secure in place with the lock pin.

9.Clean and remove the check plug from the side of the gearbox and fill the gearbox with SAE 80W90 lubricant until fluid is level with the bottom of the plug port. Install check plug.

10.Lower the cutter deck frame assembly onto the cutter deck and install the washers and hair pins onto the height adjust pins.

7.13 POWER UNIT GEARBOX

A. Checking Lubricant Level

1.Remove the ignition key and engage the parking brake.

2.Lift the seat to gain access to the gearbox dipstick. See Figure 7-12.

Gearbox

Dipstick

SCR 2K GDS

Figure 7-12 Gearbox Dipstick

3.Remove and clean the dipstick. Visually check the fluid level on the dipstick. The fluid level must be between the (2) two marks on the dipstick. See Figure 7-13. If the fluid level is low, fill the gearbox through the dipstick tube with EP 80-90 gear oil. Install the dipstick after proper fluid level has been achieved.

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