Gear Oil, Draining And Filling, Front Final Drive, Transmission With Separated Oil System: Filling

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Gear oil temperature: approximately 20 °C (68 °F) (room temperature).

-- Place the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit SMN372500 under the transmission.

WARNING:

Danger of eye injury.

Wear protective eyewear.

-- Remove the drain plug -arrow A- from the front final drive.

Fig 1: Identifying Drain Plug Front Final Drive

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-- Install the Pressurized Gearbox Oil Filler - Adapter 6 VAS6617/6 with Pressurized Gearbox Oil Filler - Adapter 2 VAS6617/2 in the transmission hand tight.

Fig 2: Installing Adapter VAS 6617/6 & Adapter VAS 6617/2 Into Transmission Hand-Tight

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-- Connect the Pressurized Gearbox Oil Filler Kit VAS6617 and fill the front final drive with approximately 0.9 liters of gear oil.

Gear oil specification, allocate correct fluid.

-- Wait five minutes.

NOTE:

A filling time of at least five minutes is required so that the internal oil level between the differential and oil fill space can equalize.

-- Remove the Pressurized Gearbox Oil Filler - Adapter 6 VAS6617/6 from the transmission and let any extra oil drain out.

Specified value: The oil level is correct when the front final drive is filled up to bottom edge of oil filler hole. Fill the gear oil once more if necessary.

-- Tighten the new drain plug -arrow A- for the front final drive.

Fig 3: Identifying Drain Plug Front Final Drive

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NOTE:

It is not necessary to check the oil level again at this stage.