Mantis Deluxe XP Manuel De L'utilisateur page 20

Deluxe XP Tiller Basic Maintenance
TRANSMISSION cARE
How to check the Grease Level Inside
the worm Gear Housing
When we built your Mantis
Tiller, we added Lithium EP #0 grease
to properly lubricate the transmission for
the first 10 hours of operation. As part of
the regular maintenance of your tiller, it
is imperative that you inspect the grease
level and add grease if necessary. This
will help your tiller give you years of
excellent usage.
You will need to add grease with a
grease gun using the fitting at the front of
the transmission (Figure 1). You should
add grease through this fitting after the
first 10 hours of operation and then every
50 hours of use.
Premature transmission failure can
occur if proper grease level is not
maintained
You can use Lithium EP#0 EP#1 grease
or lithium #2 grease in combination with
specially formulated Mantis
9985).
The following are different service steps
for different type of grease.
IF yOU USE Lithium EP #1 or #0
grease:
1. Make sure the tiller is turned off and
remove the tines.
2. Place the tiller front side down on an
elevated surface and remove the 4
screws holding the transmission cover
(Figure 2).
3. Remove the transmission cover and
gasket. Inspect the grease level. If it
is below the edge of the gear housing,
you will need to add grease. If it is
already flush with this edge, you do
not need to add grease.
4. If grease is needed, remove the
protective cap from the grease fitting,
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Figure 1
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Figure 2
attach the grease gun, and slowly add
grease until the level is flush with the
edge of the transmission (Figure 3).
5. Return the grease fitting protective
cover, gasket and attach transmission
cover with the 4 original screws.
IF yOU USE Lithium EP #2 grease in
combination with Mantis
9985):
Follow steps 1 through 3 and then follow
instructions below.
4. If grease is needed, remove protective
cap from the grease fitting on the front
grease (p/n
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of the transmission and attach the
grease gun. Please pay attention to
the size of the grease gun. Different
guns distribute different amount of
grease per pump.
a. If you are using Mini grease gun
with 3 ounce cartridge add 5
full pumps of grease. One pump
from Mini grease gun is equal to
approximately 0.012 oz. or 0.3
grams.
b. If you are using standard
automotive grease gun with 14
ounce cartridge, add 2 full pumps of
grease. One pump from a standard
automotive grease gun is equal to
0.03 oz. or 0.9 grams.
cAUTION: dO NOT Add MORE
GREASE THAN SPEcIFIEd ABOVE
5. Remove the grease gun from
the grease fitting and replace the
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Figure 3
Figure 4
protective cap.
6. Inspect the grease level. If it is below
the edge of the gear housing, you will
need to add grease. If it is flush with
the gear housing do not add grease.
7. If you need to add more grease,
grease (p/n
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utilise the specially formulated Mantis
grease (p/n 9985). This grease is
compatible with the grease that was
in the transmission from the factory.
DO NOT USE Lithium EP #2 IN THIS
STEP. (Figure 4)
8. Return the gasket and the
transmission cover. Secure cover with
the 4 original screws.
Always inspect the gasket prior to re-
installation. If the gasket is damaged,
replace it with a new gasket (p/n 436)
dO NOT OVERFILL. Too much
grease can create pressure which
can cause seals to fail or the clutch
In between adding grease with the
grease gun, you should inspect the
grease level after approximately 10
hours of operation. If grease is needed,
you can add grease directly to the
opening in the transmission using
Mantis
to slip.
p/n 9985.
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