Draining Oil from Hydraulic Oil Tank

Warning ・ Keep away from fire. ・ Be sure to stop the engine before beginning work. ・ The temperature of the hydraulic oil is high immediately after stopping the engine. Wait until the hydraulic oil temperature has decreased (to 40 ℃ or less) before beginning work.

Items to prepare •Wrenches (17 mm, 19 mm, 36 mm) •Feed pump (power source for feed pump) •Extension cable •Waste oil tank •Waste oil can •Rag •Cleaning fluid

[1] Press the air breather button (1) on top of the hydraulic oil tank to bleed off the pressure in the tank.

[2] Use a wrench (17 mm) to remove the 4 bolts (2), and then remove the feed port cover (3).

1 Air breather button 2 Bolt 3 Cover

[3] Insert the feed pump (4) into the feed port.

[4] Transfer the oil inside the hydraulic oil tank to the waste oil tank (5).

[5] Use a wrench (19 mm) to remove the 6 bolts (6), and then remove the under cover (7).

4 Feed pump 5 Waste oil tank 6 Bolt 7 Under cover

[6] Prepare a waste oil can (8) under the hydraulic oil tank.

[7] Use a wrench (36 mm) to remove the drain plug (9).

[8] Drain any remaining oil that has settled at the bottom of the hydraulic oil tank.

8 Waste oil can 9 Plug