Cub Cadet 6 x 4 Big Country - Manual (Page 57)

Section 3: Drive Axle Service
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NOTE: Set and release the parking brake as
necessary to reach and loosen each bolt.
9.4. Tilt both seats forward.
9.5. Loosen the hose clamps that secure the hose
between the plenum behind the seats and the
inlet port on the air filter assembly using a screw-
driver or a 5/16” driver. See Figure 9.5.
9.6. Remove the hose.
9.7. Remove the nuts from the two bolts that attach
the plenum to the frame using a deep 9/16”
socket and a 9/16” wrench.
9.8. Remove the bolts and steel flat washers from
the front of the plenum.
9.9. Remove the barbed cable tie that holds the fuel
tank vent tube to the plenum.
9.10. Lift the plenum straight up, and remove it.
NOTE: There are rubber washers separating the
plenum from the frame at each of the bolt holes.
9.11. If the left front drive axle is to be removed, the
belt guard must be removed to provide “swing
room” for wrenches.
9.12. Disconnect the barbed cable tie from the belt
guard using a pair of diagonal cutting pliers.
9.13. Remove the two horizontal bolts holding the belt
guard to the cross member behind the seats
using a ½” wrench.
9.14. Remove the nuts from the vertical bolts that hold
the belt guard to the cross member behind the
seats using a pair of ½” wrenches.
9.15. Lift the bolts out of the frame and belt guard,
then remove the belt guard.
NOTE: If the right front drive axle is to be
removed, the air filter assembly must be
removed to reach the bolts that the axle assem-
bly pivots on.
9.16. Loosen the hose clamps that hold the hose from
the carburetor to the air filter assembly using a
5/16” driver. See Figure 9.16.
9.17. Remove the hose and cover the carburetor to
prevent foreign objects from entering the engine.
Figure 9.5
Plenum
Hose Clamps
Air Filter
Figure 9.14
Rubber Washers
Belt Guard
Vertical Bolts
Horizontal Bolts
Hose Clamps
Bale Clips
Air Filter Mounting Bolts
Figure 9.16