Jun 30, 2016 / Tuff Torq Hydros -- Z-655 #1 F feetr2c Member Joined Jun 3, 2014 Messages 35 How important are those little foam plugs that sit under the caps in the oil reservoirs? Can I throw them out? It's a pain to pinch them to pull them out when I check my levels before mowing.
How important are those little foam plugs that sit under the caps in the oil reservoirs? Can I throw them out? It's a pain to pinch them to pull them out when I check my levels before mowing.
Jun 30, 2016 / Tuff Torq Hydros -- Z-655 #2 B beenthere Super Star Member Joined Aug 16, 2001 Messages 18,654 Location Southern Wisconsin, USA Tractor JD_4x2_Gator, JD_4300, JD_425, JD_455 AWS, added JD_455, JD_110, JD_X485(sold) Maybe they are there to stop dust from getting into your oil.. and act like breathers. Just a guess. How much dust collects in the vicinity of these reservoirs??
Maybe they are there to stop dust from getting into your oil.. and act like breathers. Just a guess. How much dust collects in the vicinity of these reservoirs??
Jun 30, 2016 / Tuff Torq Hydros -- Z-655 Thread Starter #3 OP F feetr2c Member Joined Jun 3, 2014 Messages 35 Quite a bit of clippings, etc....but the screw caps seem to bottom out and fit tight, as whenever I unscrew them, the foam plugs are positively clean.
Quite a bit of clippings, etc....but the screw caps seem to bottom out and fit tight, as whenever I unscrew them, the foam plugs are positively clean.
Jun 30, 2016 / Tuff Torq Hydros -- Z-655 #4 K Kish318420 Gold Member Joined Dec 13, 2015 Messages 274 Location Mid-Michigan Tractor John Deere L & G 318 / 420 / 430 They are there to insure a good defense against dust/dirt intrusion through the breather
