Lubrication of Drive Shaft, Wheel LUG NUT Torque

•To prevent debris from entering the front axle housing, clean the area around the oil fill plug/ dipstick and the axle drain plug located at the center front of the axle. Refer to Figure 45 and Figure 47.

FRONT AXLE		DRAIN PLUG

Figure 47

•Place a suitable container beneath the front of the axle housing.

•Remove the oil fill plug/dipstick to help vent the axle, then remove the drain plug and allow the oil to drain into the container. Reinstall the drain plug after draining the oil. See Figure 47.

•Fill the axle with Cub Cadet Gear Lube until the oil level reaches the full mark on the dipstick. Do not over fill the axle housing.

•Reinstall the fill plug/dipstick in the axle housing.

•Move the drain pan underneath either of the final reduction gear cases.

•Remove the fill plug and drain plug from the gear case and drain the oil. See Figure 48. After the oil has drained, reinstall the drain plug.

FILL PLUG

RH FINAL

REDUCTION

GEAR CASE

DRAIN PLUG

Figure 48

•Using a funnel with a flexible spout, fill the gear case up to the bottom of the fill port with Cub Cadet Gear Lube. Reinstall the fill plug.

•Repeat the previous three steps to change the oil in the other final reduction gear case.

Dispose of used oil in an environmentally safe manner. If necessary, contact your area EPA office for proper disposal proce- dures and recycling center locations.

LUBRICATION OF DRIVE SHAFT

Lubricate both ends of the drive shaft after every 50 hours of operation as follows:

•The front lube fitting of the drive shaft can be accessed from under the hood or from beneath the tractor frame; the rear lube fitting from beneath the tractor. NOTE: It may be necessary to rotate the drive shaft to view the grease fittings.

•Using a pressure lubricating gun, lubricate the drive shaft with Cub Cadet 251H EP grease.

LUBRICATION OF FWD DRIVE SHAFT

Lubricate both ends of the FWD drive shaft with Cub Cadet 251H EP grease after every 50 hours of operation. The FWD drive shaft can be accessed from beneath the tractor.

WHEEL LUG NUT TORQUE

The front and rear wheel bolts should be retorqued after the first ten hours of operation and every 100 hours thereafter, or if the wheel assembly has been removed. Using a torque wrench, retighten the lug nuts as follows:

Rear Wheels—In a staggered pattern, retorque the rear wheel lug nuts to 60-70 ft. lbs.

Front Wheels—In a staggered pattern, retorque the front wheel lug nuts to 60-70 ft. lbs.