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Shimming procedures – Cub Cadet MMZ Rider User Manual

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Cub Cadet Commercial M60 Tank - 2002 and prior years

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Shimming Procedures

NOTE: This section requires a measuring device
that can measure depth in thousands of an inch.
A dial caliper was used to perform this section.

Inner Housing

11.

Locate a flat section of bar-stock and measure its
depth. This is bar-stock (1). See Figure 7.

12.

Record the measurement._____ This is mea-
surement (A).

13.

Place bar-stock (1) across the full width of the
inner housing mating face, next to the center
needle bearing boss. See Figure 8.

14.

Measure the distance from the top of bar-stock
(1) to the top of the center needle bearing boss.

15.

Record the measurement._____ This is mea-
surement (B).

16.

Subtract measurement (B) from measurement
(A).

17.

Record this measurement._____ This is mea-
surement (C).

NOTE: Measurement (C) is the distance from the
mating surface of the inner housing to the top of
the center needle bearing boss.

NOTE: Example formula is ( A - B ) = C

Outer Housing

Locate two additional sections of bar-stock that are
identical in depth. These are bar-stocks (2) and (3)

18.

Place both sections of identical bar-stock (2) and
(3) across the full width of the axle housing mat-
ing face.

19.

Set bar-stock (1) across and on top of bar-stock
(2) and (3).

20.

Measure the distance from the top of bar-stock
(1) to the first shoulder of the axle shaft assem-
bly. See Figure 9.

21.

Record the measurement._____ This is mea-
surement (D).

Figure 7

Bar Stock (1)

A

Figure 8

Bar Stock (1)

Inner Housing

Center Needle

Bearing Boss

(A)

(B)

Figure 9

Bar Stocks 2 and 3

Bar Stock 1

First shoulder of

the axle shaft

(D)

2

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