Cub Cadet 310-3000 - Manual (Page 9)

310-3000 IHT 5
SECTION 4. SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
NOTE: Any servicing dealer attempt-
ing a war ran ty re pair must have prior
approval be fore con duct ing main te-
nance of a Hydro-Gear
® product un-
less the ser vic ing deal er is a cur rent
Authorized Hy dro-Gear Ser vice Center.
EXTERNAL MAINTENANCE
Reference Table 4., Page 13 for tools required
in the maintenance of the 310-3000 IHT.
Regular external maintenance of the 310-3000
IHT should include the following:
1. Check the vehicle operator’s manual for
the rec om mend ed load ratings. In sure the
cur rent ap pli ca tion does not ex ceed load
rat ing.
2. Check oil level See Figure 3, Page 7.
3. Inspect the vehicle drive belt, idler pulley(s),
and idler spring(s). Insure that no belt slip-
page can occur. Slippage can cause low
in put RPM to the transaxle
4. Inspect the transaxle cooling fan for broken
or dis tort ed blades and remove any ob struc-
tions (grass clip pings, leaves dirt, etc.).
5. Inspect the axle parking brake and ve hi cle
link age to insure proper actuation of the
park ing brake.
6. Inspect the vehicle control linkage to the
di rec tion al control arm on transaxle. Also,
in sure the con trol arm is se cure ly fastened
to the trun nion arm of the transaxle.
7. Inspect the bypass mechanism on the trans-
axle and ve hi cle linkage to insure it ac tu ates
and re leas es fully.
SERVICE AND
MAINTENANCE
PROCEDURES
All the service and maintenance procedures
pre sent ed on the following pages can be per-
formed while the 310-3000 is mounted on the
ve hi cle. Any servicing beyond those giv en must
be per formed after the unit has been removed
from the ve hi cle. Additional pro ce dures are
pro vid ed in Section 5. Repair Procedures.