SPL140-1XS | Lubrication

SPL Series:

Urban: 40,000 km or 6 months.

Road: 40,000 km or 6 months.

Agricultural and Construction: 20,000 km or 3 months.

Industrial: 500 hours under normal use or 250 hours under severe use.

If the cardan shaft is immersed in water or mud (when facing floods, crossing streams, working in rice fields, among other similar situations), re-lubricate it.

The biggest cause of problems in crosspieces and sliding joints is the application of incorrect greases.

Grease needs to combine three properties:

1 - Be lithium soap based.

2 - Contain extreme pressure (EP) additives.

3 - Have NLGI consistency grade 2.

Don't try to save money by using another type of grease. The damage to the driveshaft will be much greater.

Before starting lubrication, you must:

1 - Clean and assess the condition of the grease fittings on each crosshead.

2 - Check that the grease machine does not have any remains of old grease or other type of grease.

3 - In pneumatic systems, check that the air is not contaminated with water or oil.

With everything in order, lubricating a Spicer SPL140-1XS platter is a breeze. But one thing to be careful about is essential: apply new grease until the old grease completely comes out of the four crosshead covers. See the video below for detailed step-by-step instructions.

Continue applying until the new grease comes out of the layers continuously, without gaps or air bubbles.

If everything goes well, clean the crosshead and the job is done.

If any crosshead cover does not purge the old grease, you need to solve the problem:

Try moving the cardan from one side to the other, activating the grease gun, as shown in the illustration.

If it is the fork shaft that does not bleed, hit the side of the fork with a rubber mallet to relieve the clamping pressure on the pawl and try to lubricate it.

Rotate the gimbal 180 degrees and repeat the procedure on the opposite side.

If there is still no bleeding in any of the crosshead covers, loosen the screws and remove the tongue from the side of the cardan fork and lubricate until the four covers are purged. During this operation, the clamps, screws and tabs must always be replaced.

Check that the part's internal lubrication channels are not clogged.

Reassemble the crosshead and, using a torque wrench, tighten the tabs with a torque of 40 Nm.

Repeat the lubrication procedure. If the cover still does not purge, the crosshead must be replaced.