Cub Cadet 6 x 4 Big Country User Manual

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Section 3: Drive Axle Service

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9.18. Release the bale clips that hold the cover on the

air filter, and pull the cover off.

9.19. Remove pinch bolts that hold the air filter

assembly to the air intake shoulder using a
13mm wrench.

9.20. Remove the two nuts, washers and bolts that the

axle assembly pivots on, using two 15/16”
wrenches. See Figure 9.20.

9.21. Withdraw the axle assembly, sliding the splined

end of the axle shaft out of the universal joint.
See Figure 9.21.

NOTE: Each spline has the same pitch. The
shaft does not need to be indexed to the univer-
sal joint.

Figure 9.20

Nuts

Washers

Frame

Bolt

Axle Assembly

Figure 9.21

Axle Assembly

Axle Shaft

Splined end of

Sprocket

Travel Stops

9.22. Examine the rubber travel stops while the axle

assembly is out.

NOTE: The travel stops can be replaced without
removing the axle assembly, but they are much
easier to reach with the axle removed.

9.23. To install the front drive axle assembly, per-

form the following steps:

9.24. Apply Benaline grease to the bolts that the axle

assembly pivots on, keeping the grease off of
the threads that will be in contact with the locking
nut.

9.25. Apply a small amount of anti-sieze compound to

the splines of the universal joint.

NOTE: The left universal joint rides beneath the
drive belt and torque converter.

NOTE: Centrifugal force will transfer grease to
the belt and torque converter during operation if
too much is applied.

9.26. Position the axle assembly in the Big Country,

engaging universal joint to the splined out-put
shaft of the transmission.

9.27. Slip the thrust washers in between the axle

assembly and the mounting points on the frame.

9.28. Install the bolts from the outside-in.

9.29. Install the washers and locking nuts on the bolts,

and tighten them using a pair of 15/6” wrenches
to a torque of 175-195 ft-lbs.

9.30. Pump Benaline 920 chassis grease into each of

the grease zerks on the axle and universal joint
assembly.

9.31. Install the plenum, air filter hoses, and air filter or

belt guard by reversing the steps of the removal
process.

9.32. Install the wheel, and lower the Big Country to

the ground, following the procedures described
in the “Lifting the Big Country and Removing the
Drive Wheels” section of this manual.

NOTES