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4 x 2 drive system - (steel bed) – Cub Cadet 4 x 2 Big Country - Poly Bed & Steel Bed User Manual

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7.29. Remove the bolt that connects the front of the

transaxle housing to the torque bracket on the
engine/transaxle cradle using a 3/8” wrench and
at 7/16” wrench. See Figure 7.29.

7.30. Loosen the mounting bolts that connect the tran-

saxle to the mounting ears on the engine/tran-
saxle cradle.

7.31. Grasp the transaxle by the input shaft to keep it

from tipping forward as the bolts are removed.
Remove the bolts. See Figure 7.31.

NOTE: The input shaft will have anti-seize com-
pound on it.

7.32. Lower the jack completely, tip the front of the

transaxle up so that the housing clears the hitch
receiver gusset on the cradle, and roll the tran-
saxle clear of the cradle on it’s own two wheels.
See Figure 7.32.

7.33. With the transaxle completely removed, the Big

Country will be stable on the jackstands.
See Figure 7.33.

Figure 7.29

Torque Bracket

Tire

Figure 7.31

Rotate

Transaxle

Figure 7.32

Transaxle

Figure 7.33

Transaxle Cradle