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Steering gearbox installation – Cub Cadet Z-Force S Series User Manual

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Steering gearbox installation

1.

Attach the drive control link connector plates to the
steering gearbox. See Figure 6.17.

2.

Install the reverse switch.

3.

Lock the steering gearbox in the centered position:

3a.

Remove the 1/4”-20 plug screw from the
steering gear box centering port using a 3/8”
wrench. See Figure 6.18.

3b.

Thread a 1/4”-20x2” bolt into the steering box
centering port until you feel it touch the steer-
ing rack.

3c.

While trying to gently thread the bolt further,
slowly rotate the input shaft back and forth
until the bolt seats into the detent in the steer-
ing rack.

3d.

Finger tighten the screw to set the screw fully
into the detent. The steering gear box is now
centered and locked.

4.

Remove the hairpin clips that secure the drive con-
trol links to the speed selector plates.
See Figure 6.19.

5.

Slide the rods out of the speed selector plates.

Figure 6.17

hairpin clip

Connector

plate

Roller

Reverse

switch

Figure 6.18

Locking screw

Figure 6.19

Drive control rods