Cub Cadet ISeries User Manual
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STEERING-HYDROGEAR
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6.
Remove the pivot bar shoulder bolts.
See Figure 6A.93.
7.
Slide the bumper mounting bracket and the pivot
bar bracket off of the tractor.
8.
Remove the pivot bar.
9.
Inspect the contact areas where the pivot bar
meets the frame. If there is any material that has
erupted or any galling, sand it down. Repeat
inspection on the inside of the pivot bar bracket.
See Figure 6A.94.
Figure 6A.93
Pivot bar bracket
Shoulder bolts
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At this point there is nothing hold-
ing the pivot bar in place. Take care
to prevent the pivot bar from falling
off of the tractor.
Figure 6A.94
Inspect contact area
10.
With the pivot bar on a bench, the inboard steer-
ing gear and the tie rod can be serviced.
11.
Remove the tie rod by removing and discarding
the nut holding the tie rod ends to the in board
steering gear. See Figure 6A.95.
12.
Remove the inboard steering gear by removing
the bolt using a 9/16” wrench.
13.
Remove the steering king pins by:
13a. Removing the cotter pins in the bottom of
the king pins.
13b. Push the king pins out of the pivot bar.
Figure 6A.95
Remove nuts
Figure 6A.96
King pin
Cotter pin