Cub Cadet ZD - Manual (Page 23)

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Refer to figure 12.
disassembly
1. Remove the control arm and bypass arm.
See page 16.
2. Remove the oil from the transaxle. See page
9.
3. Remove the brake assembly. See pages 18
and 19.
4. Remove the motor shaft lip seal. See page
17.
5. Remove the side housing screws (9) and
belt deflector (144), if installed.
6. Pull the side housing (68), leaving the axle
(49) and bull gear (46) assembled in the
main housing. It may be necessary to use
pry tools at the pry points to break loose
the sealant (positions 1-16 and 4-6, Figure
12).
7. Clean off all the old sealant on the side and
main housings. Take care not to damage the
sealing surfaces. A wire brush and solvent
is effective.
sidE covEr
inspection
1. Inspect the bearing and bushing areas of
the side cover.
assembly
1. Apply a bead of sealant around the perim-
eter of the side housing face. See sealant
pattern on page 30.
2. Install the locating pins (8), if not already
installed.
3. Install the side housing (2). Use care not to
smear the sealant bead.
4. Install the side housing screws (9) and belt
deflector (144, if used). Refer to the screw
tightening pattern in Figure 12 and torque
specification in Table 6 on page 13.
5. Install the remaining seals. Refer to page
17. Remember to use a seal protector dur-
ing installation.
6. Install the brake assembly. See pages 18
and 19.
7. Fill the transaxle with new oil. See page 9.
8. Install the bypass arm and control arm. See
page 16.
16X 9 144
2X 8
66 68
figure 12. side cover