McCormick CX75, CX85, CX95, CX105 service schedule

1. 2WD axle: pivot pin, steering cylinder trunnion and pivots, front axle swivels (one each side).
2. MFD axle: pivot pins (front and rear) and the steering knuckle swivel pins (two points each side).
3. Every 100 hours: rear three-point turnbuckles (one each side) and stabilisers. Every 250 hours: auto hitch locking latches and pivots.

Tools: Grease gun

1. Warm the engine, park level and stop it.
2. Drain the sump from the plug, then unscrew the filter with a strap wrench.
3. Oil the seal on the new filter, screw it on until it touches, then half a turn more by hand. Do not use a wrench to tighten it.
4. Fit the drain plug with a new seal and refill to the dipstick mark.

Tools: Drain tray (10 L), Strap filter wrench

1. Park level, remove the drain plug and drain warm.
2. Refit and refill to the level glass or plug hole, wait 5 minutes and recheck.

Tools: Drain tray

1. Check fan and alternator belt, and air conditioning compressor belt tension.
2. Check the battery electrolyte level.
3. Check the trailer hitch bolt torque and the drawbar bracket bolts (135 to 152 Nm and 45 to 50 Nm).

Tools: Torque wrench

1. Clean around the filter head and loosen the bottom drain plug to release water.
2. Remove the filter with a wrench. Wipe a little clean oil on the new gasket.
3. Fit by hand, then half a turn after the gasket touches. Do not pre-fill with fuel.
4. Fill the tank and remove air: on later engines turn the key to ON for about 60 seconds so the electric pump purges it. On early engines use the hand primer.

Tools: Filter wrench, Drain tray

1. Park on level ground, stop the engine and put a tray under the filter.
2. Unscrew the old filter and oil the seal of the new one.
3. Fit by hand, run the engine, check for leaks and top up to the dipstick.

Tools: Filter wrench, Drain tray

1. Park on hard level ground, brake on, engine off.
2. Remove the drain plugs and drain the oil warm.
3. Change the filter, refit the plugs, refill to the dipstick, run the engine and recheck the level.

Tools: Drain tray (60 L), Filter wrench

1. Park level. Remove the differential drain plug at the rear of the housing, drain, refit.
2. Refill through the level plug until oil is at the bottom edge of the hole, wait 5 minutes and recheck.
3. Turn each hub until the plug is at the bottom, drain, then turn to 3 or 9 o'clock and fill to the plug hole.

Tools: Drain tray, Socket set

1. Release the cover and pull out the primary element.
2. Clean with dry compressed air from the inside out, look through it with a lamp for holes.
3. Renew the inner element, check hoses and clamps, and change the dust valve every 1,000 hours.

Tools: Compressed air line (low pressure)

1. Book the tractor in for a valve clearance check and an injector check.
2. The handbook says injectors must not be cleaned. Replace them if the engine is hard to start, misfires or smokes.

Tools: Dealer or workshop manual

1. Drain the radiator and block, flush with cleaner and clean water.
2. Refill with 33% to 50% ethylene glycol mix. Never go above 50%.

Tools: Drain tray, Radiator cleaner