Bunky
08-31-2014, 11:57 AM
I have had the 825i Gator (I think I will call him George) for just over a year and went through many of the items noted. I do not have a lot of hrs (<40).
I had noticed this before but the wheel bolts appear to be 13/16-in so if it was metric it would 20mm (13/16 is 20.6mm). I also did not have my torque wrench to check torque on wheel bolts but they were tight. I assume these are sport wheels so 105 ft-lbs so will check when I pull wheels and maybe check brakes.
I also noticed the front differential oil bolt is also larger and had to use a larger english socket. I am not sure if that is metric as well. The largest metric I have is 18mm.
It is impossible to directly see the level to know if it was at top of the opening so I just inserted a bent wire to see how far it wet the wire. This seemed to work. I had to do the same thing with the parking brake fluid level.
The transaxle oil was at 50% in the hatch area (not full but not low). The reading method in the op guide says to remove the dipstick and just rest on threads to check. If I screwed it down and read, it read full so I will top it off to be safe.
The oil still looked new (not quite a year since changed art 8 hrs) and will change it a little later.
I did notice that the filter in the clutch intake had stopped a few leaves but the interior and exhaust looked very clean.
I did not replace to fuel filter yet but wondered exactly how the quick disconnects work. What you do you push? I see the black collar and a white inner part so assume I do something with the white (push, lift). I saw a previous poster say they break (they are not cheap) so want to be sure. There are several large wire bundles running over it.
The manual mentions lubricating the suspension bushings but does not mention what to use. The shocks do seem to squeal a little and looked at the shock bushings. They do not look very large.
I had noticed this before but the wheel bolts appear to be 13/16-in so if it was metric it would 20mm (13/16 is 20.6mm). I also did not have my torque wrench to check torque on wheel bolts but they were tight. I assume these are sport wheels so 105 ft-lbs so will check when I pull wheels and maybe check brakes.
I also noticed the front differential oil bolt is also larger and had to use a larger english socket. I am not sure if that is metric as well. The largest metric I have is 18mm.
It is impossible to directly see the level to know if it was at top of the opening so I just inserted a bent wire to see how far it wet the wire. This seemed to work. I had to do the same thing with the parking brake fluid level.
The transaxle oil was at 50% in the hatch area (not full but not low). The reading method in the op guide says to remove the dipstick and just rest on threads to check. If I screwed it down and read, it read full so I will top it off to be safe.
The oil still looked new (not quite a year since changed art 8 hrs) and will change it a little later.
I did notice that the filter in the clutch intake had stopped a few leaves but the interior and exhaust looked very clean.
I did not replace to fuel filter yet but wondered exactly how the quick disconnects work. What you do you push? I see the black collar and a white inner part so assume I do something with the white (push, lift). I saw a previous poster say they break (they are not cheap) so want to be sure. There are several large wire bundles running over it.
The manual mentions lubricating the suspension bushings but does not mention what to use. The shocks do seem to squeal a little and looked at the shock bushings. They do not look very large.