Cub Cadet 6 x 4 Big Country - Manual (Page 103)

Section 6: Front Suspension
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4. Steering Wheel Removal and Replacement
4.1. Pry the center cover off of the steering wheel.
See Figure 4.1.
NOTE: There is a lock tab on the back of each of
the three spokes.
4.2. Remove the center nut from the steering wheel
using a 15/16” socket on a breaker bar.
4.3. Install a puller on the steering wheel, and
remove it.
NOTE: The splined joint between the steering
wheel and the upper steering shaft is extremely
tight. Removing the steering wheel may be a
destructive process.
NOTES
5. Wheel Bearing Removal and Replacement
NOTE: Check the wheel bearings every 100
hours of operation, and any time the front wheel
is removed for service. Bearing removal is not
necessary. Check the bearings for obvious
physical damage, looseness and smoothness of
rotation.
5.1. Lift and support the front of the Big Country and
remove the front wheels as described in “Lifting
the Big Country and Removing the Front
Wheels”.
5.2. Support the steel part of the wheel on a solid
surface, providing enough clearance beneath
the wheel to allow the bearing to come out.
NOTE: Some tires available on the Big Country
provide enough cushion to absorb the impact
that is meant to drive the bearing out of the
wheel.
5.3. Drive the lower bearing and spacer out of the
wheel using a hammer and drift. See Figure 5.3.
5.4. Turn the wheel assembly over, and drive out the
remaining bearing using a hammer and drift.
See Figure 5.4.
5.5. To install new wheel bearings, Position the
first new bearing in the wheel.
Figure 4.1
Center Cover
Push Lock Tabs in
to Remove
Figure 5.3
Support the Wheel
Hammer
Brass Drift
Figure 5.4
Spacer
First
Bearing
Brass Drift Positioned on
Outer Race of Second Bearing