Cub Cadet 6 x 4 Big Country - Manual (Page 67)

Section 3: Drive Axle Service
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15.4. After the first bearing is driven out, a 15/16”
socket may be used in conjunction with the soft
drift to drive the second bearing (inner bearing)
out.
15.5. Lubricate the metal inner bushings and the
sleeve bearings with Benaline 920 grease.
15.6. Drive the new sleeve bearings into the axle
assembly using the metal inner bushing as a
guide. The bolt and washer that fasten the axle
assembly to the frame can be used as a driver.
See Figure 15.6.
15.7. Install the axle assembly as described in the
“Front Drive Axle Removal and Replacement” if
it is a front drive axle or “Rear Drive Axle
Removal and Replacement” if it is a rear drive
axle.
NOTE: Current production Big Country vehicles
use non-shouldered sleeve bearings. These can
be identified by the external gussets on the front
drive axles and internal gussets on the rear drive
axles. See Figure 15.7.
NOTE: Non-shouldered sleeve busings must be
pressed-in at least flush with the end of the pivot
tube and not more than .020” into the tube.
NOTES
Figure 15.6
New Polymer
Sleeve Bearing
Metal Sleeve
Washer
Bolt
Figure 15.7
Gusseted Front Drive Axle
Non-shouldered Sleeve Bearings
Figure 15.7
Rear Drive Axle
(Internal Gussets)