Cub Cadet 4 x 2 Big Country - Poly Bed & Steel Bed - Manual (Page 75)

4 X 2 Drive System - (Steel Bed)
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14.4. Remove the brake shoes:
• Release the small blue tension spring adjacent
to the brake adjuster.
• Remove the brake adjuster
• Pry the tail of each torsion spring over the lip that
it seats behind on the cast brake bracket.
• Lift away the shoes and springs.
14.5. Remove the nuts from the four socket-head cap
screws that hold the brake bracket assembly to
the axle tube using a 1/2” wrench.
See Figure 14.5.
NOTE: The socket head cap screws have a flat
ground on the head. The flat seats against the
axle tube to keep them from rotating. If an allen
wrench is necessary, it will be 1/4”.
Figure 14.5
14.6. Slide the axle shaft, bearing, and brake bracket
assembly out of the axle tube. See Figure 14.6.
14.7. It may be necessary to use a slide hammer to
draw the bearing race out of the axle tube.
See Figure 14.7.
14.8. There is an axle seal in the tube, beyond the
race. It can be driven out with a long shaft
inserted from the far end of the axle tube.
14.9. To remove the bearing from the axle shaft, it is
necessary to split the pressed on retaining ring
adjacent to the bearing. If the bearing is
removed, it must be replaced with a new one.
Figure 14.6
Figure 14.7
Axle Tube
Slide Hammer