Thread: Replacing oil in 15" thicknesser gearbox.

Does page 26 on this manual help?

Excellent find Dallas - I’ve uploaded it to the manual section.

Originally Posted by Treecycle

Does page 26 on this manual help?

Perfect! Thank you so much.

Steven.

I replenished /replaced the oil in mine when I upgraded it to a Shelix head. I remember taking note on how to do it without dismantling the machine, as I recall it was not difficult but I can't remember the details.

If you don't get enough info from Dallas's link give me a shout.

Originally Posted by doug3030

I replenished /replaced the oil in mine when I upgraded it to a Shelix head. I remember taking note on how to do it without dismantling the machine, as I recall it was not difficult but I can't remember the details.

If you don't get enough info from Dallas's link give me a shout.

Thanks! Yes, it looks like it's tricky to get to the gear box fill point. Likely I'll need to tip the unit over, or completely on to its side, to fill the gear box properly. Do you remember doing that?

From what I can see from the manual you should just need to remove the bolt in the centre of the cover over the chains and sprockets and remove it. Once that is off the drain plug is at the bottom the the next housing so remove it and the filler plug to drain your oil. To refill, refit the drain plug and you would probably need a bottle or something similar with a hose on the outlet or a syringe type gearbox filler (see below) and force the oil in the refill hole until it is up to the bottom of the hole. Looks like you need a gear oil by the manual.

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Originally Posted by StevenManos

Thanks! Yes, it looks like it's tricky to get to the gear box fill point. Likely I'll need to tip the unit over, or completely on to its side, to fill the gear box properly. Do you remember doing that?

Originally Posted by Treecycle

From what I can see from the manual you should just need to remove the bolt in the centre of the cover over the chains and sprockets and remove it. Once that is off the drain plug is at the bottom the the next housing so remove it and the filler plug to drain your oil. To refill, refit the drain plug and you would probably need a bottle or something similar with a hose on the outlet or a syringe type gearbox filler (see below) and force the oil in the refill hole until it is up to the bottom of the hole. Looks like you need a gear oil by the manual.

I certainly didn't tilt the machine over - I would remember that.

Dallas is on the money with the bottle and the tube. Pretty sure I used a tube and funnel and poured in a measured quantity.

Thanks all Have purchased some 80W-90 gear oil + 3in1 machine oil. Will do the service tomorrow.

Just like doing a diff in a car

Thanks everyone for your help. I ended up just using a sauce bottle I picked up for $1 to fill the gearbox, worked a treat. I basically followed the instructions in the Grizzly manual - very handy. Machine is running super smooth now