Cub Cadet 6 x 4 Big Country - Manual (Page 48)

Section 3: Drive Axle Service
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4.9. If the travel of the chain guide is not sufficient to
reach the specified chain tension, the half-link
adjacent to the master link can be removed to
shorten the chain. See Figure 4.9.
4.10. Repeat the inspection and adjustment on the
opposite side of the Big Country.
5. Chain Guide Removal and Replacement
(Early Production Units Equipped With Fixed
Chain Guides)
NOTE: Each chain guide fits over a bracket that
allows it to move from side to side. This play
allows the chain to move as the suspension trav-
els up and down.
5.1. To remove the chain guide, remove the two bolts
that hold the bracket to the frame using a 9/16”
wrench. See Figure 5.1.
Figure 4.9
Master Link
Half Link
Chain Guide bracket
Chain Guide
Mounting Bolts
Figure 5.1
5.2. Lower the bracket far enough for the chain guide
to clear the chain, then remove the chain guide.
See Figure 5.2.
NOTE: When installing a chain guide, the nuts
on the bolts that hold the polymer block into the
steel channel of the guide face the frame of the
Big Country. See Figure 5.3
NOTE: The chain guides and chain guide brack-
ets are interchangeable left to right and top to
bottom.
5.3. To install a chain guide, slip it into position
from beneath the chain then install the two bolts
that secure it to the frame using a 9/16” wrench.
NOTE: If a lower chain guide is being installed
the chain tension will be set by the position it is
installed in.
Figure 5.2
Chain guide fits beneath chain
Bracket
Polymer Block
Bolts
Figure 5.3
Steel Channel