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Maintenance Section
V-Belts - Inspect/Adjust/Replace
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Illustration 396
1. Pull the hood release lever (1) in order to open
the engine access door (2) on the top of the
machine.
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2. Remove the dipstick/fill plug for the transmission.
3. Maintain the oil level within the crosshatched
region on the “CHECK WITH OIL WARM” side
of the dipstick/fill plug when the transmission is
warm. Add transmission oil, if necessary.
Note: The transmission can be checked with cold
transmission oil. Check the oil level with the cold
oil check side of the dipstick. The engine must be
stopped in order to do a cold oil check.
4. Clean the dipstick/fill plug and install the
dipstick/fill plug.
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V-Belts - Inspect/Adjust/
Replace
SMCS Code: 1357
If new belts are installed, check belt adjustment
after 30 minutes of operation. For multiple belt drive
applications, always replace the belts in matched
sets. Replacing only one belt of a matched set will
cause the new belt to carry more load because the
older belts are stretched. The additional load on the
new belt could cause the new belt to break.
1. Empty the bucket. Remove the pin that secures
the loader lift arm brace to the left loader lift arm.
Raise the loader arm to the maximum height.
2. Position the loader lift arm brace over the left lift
cylinder rod with the flat end against the cylinder
end.
3. Push the pin through the holes of the loader lift
arm brace and install the cotter pin.
4. Slowly lower the loader arms until the loader lift
arm brace contacts the top of the lift cylinder
and the bosses on the loader arm.
5. Stop the engine in order to inspect the belts.
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Illustration 398
6. Remove the engine access panel on the left side
of the machine.