Hello all,
Forgive me if this subject has been addressed elsewhere but I seem to be having problems (on 2 different computers) conducting a search (the search text entry box keeps disappearing immediately after clicking on the search....thingy).
I've just taken on the servicing of my 2012 BX25 for the 400 hour interval. Part of that is changing the oil in the front end. My manual gives a somewhat vague description of doing so, as well as the capacity of what to put back in. The main question has to do with checking for the correct level. I put a little less than the stated amount, then waited ten minutes or so, started the machine and rolled it back and forth a few times and turned the front wheels back and forth a few times with the steering wheel to distribute oil to any nooks or crannies in there, and then went back to check the level. The trouble for me was wondering if I was supposed to be putting the dipstick back into it's full depth (which requires quite a push... a bang, even from a mallet) or if I should merely place it in until the resistance is felt where the o-ring first makes contact with the opening. The difference between the readings of the two options is considerable, it seems to me. I don't want to be potentially risking any seal damage from overfilling or any such thing.
I have the same concern (but to a much smaller degree) with the dipstick situation for the tranny/hydraulic dipstick. It also kinda clicks into place for normal operation but the difference between the same 2 options (set in to merely make contact with the o-ring, or snapped in tight) isn't as big a difference as with the front end dipstick, AND it's to measure a much larger capacity (where you've got a little more leeway for an acceptable level).
Thank you!
Bruce
Forgive me if this subject has been addressed elsewhere but I seem to be having problems (on 2 different computers) conducting a search (the search text entry box keeps disappearing immediately after clicking on the search....thingy).
I've just taken on the servicing of my 2012 BX25 for the 400 hour interval. Part of that is changing the oil in the front end. My manual gives a somewhat vague description of doing so, as well as the capacity of what to put back in. The main question has to do with checking for the correct level. I put a little less than the stated amount, then waited ten minutes or so, started the machine and rolled it back and forth a few times and turned the front wheels back and forth a few times with the steering wheel to distribute oil to any nooks or crannies in there, and then went back to check the level. The trouble for me was wondering if I was supposed to be putting the dipstick back into it's full depth (which requires quite a push... a bang, even from a mallet) or if I should merely place it in until the resistance is felt where the o-ring first makes contact with the opening. The difference between the readings of the two options is considerable, it seems to me. I don't want to be potentially risking any seal damage from overfilling or any such thing.
I have the same concern (but to a much smaller degree) with the dipstick situation for the tranny/hydraulic dipstick. It also kinda clicks into place for normal operation but the difference between the same 2 options (set in to merely make contact with the o-ring, or snapped in tight) isn't as big a difference as with the front end dipstick, AND it's to measure a much larger capacity (where you've got a little more leeway for an acceptable level).
Thank you!
Bruce
