Cub Cadet U-Channel Beam Style - Manual (Page 69)

Maintenance
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Wheel bearings
The wheel bearing on the MTD log splitter will need to be serviced from time to time. The frequency of how often
they need to be serviced depends on how the splitter is towed. A splitter that was towed home from the store and
parked in the yard, never moving, will not need to have the bearings serviced as often as the splitter that gets towed
from job site to job site. A splitter towed on roads will need to be serviced more often then a splitter towed across the
yard by a lawn tractor.
To service the wheel bearings:
NOTE: A bearing cone and race will wear into each other,
becoming a matched set. When servicing the bear-
ings, The cones must go back to the same race
they came out of. If a cone or a race is worn or
damaged, the cone and race must be replaced as
a set.
1. Remove the wheel assemblies by following the proce-
dures described in Chapter 7: Tanks and Tires.
NOTE: All four wheel bearings should be serviced at the
same time.
2. Remove the outer bearing cone from the wheel.
See Figure 8.3.
3. Remove the grease seal from the inboard side of the
wheel. See Figure 8.4.
4. Remove the bearing cone.
Figure 8.3
Bearing cone
Figure 8.4
Grease seal