Cub Cadet 6 x 4 Big Country - Manual (Page 49)

Section 3: Drive Axle Service
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6. Chain Removal and Replacement (Early
Units Equipped With Fixed Chain Guides)
6.1. Lift and support the Big Country as described in
the “Lifting the Big Country and Removing the
Drive Axle Wheels” section of this manual.
NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the wheels
if the chain is the only item to be serviced.
6.2. Rotate the wheels to bring the master link to a
point where it can be easily reached.
6.3. Disconnect the master link of the drive chain on
the side to be serviced. Use a screwdriver or a
set of slip joint pliers and a screwdriver.
6.4. Pull the chain out of the Big Country.
6.5. Install the master link on the end of the removed
chain to prevent loss.
6.6. To install the chain, lay it out in a straight line,
on a clean surface, ahead of the front drive axle.
See Figure 6.6.
6.7. Draw it up through the opening directly below
the front drive sprocket.
6.8. Route the chain beneath the front drive axle
assembly, and over the lower chain guide toward
the rear sprocket. See Figure 6.8.
6.9. Reaching in through the opening at the back of
the Big Country, wrap the chain around the rear
sprocket, and rotate the wheel forward to draw
the chain up. See Figure 6.9.
CAUTION: Do not get your fingers between the
chain and the sprocket.
6.10. Pull the chain forward, over the upper chain
guide. Leave about 1’ of chain hanging below
the front sprocket.
Figure 6.6
Front Drive Axle
Chain
Sprocket
Figure 6.8
Lower Chain guide
Front Drive sprocket
Figure 6.9
Rear Sprocket
Rotate wheel to feed chain
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