Cub Cadet Challenger 500, Service Manual

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Chassis
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3. Inspect the balls and ball races.
Look for pitting, wear or damage.
Check that the movement of the
joint is smooth in all directions, in,
out and around.
4. All components should be cleaned
before assembly.
Do not use chemicals on the dust boots,
for cleaning use only hot soapy water.
When reassembling the balls and ball
cage fill with approximately 2/3 volume of
lithium grease.
Inspecting the Differential Gear
1. Inspect gear teeth.
Look for pitting, galling or wear.
2. Inspect the bearings.
Look for pitting or damage.
3. Inspect the oil seals and O-rings.
Look for damage.
4. Inspect the drive shaft splines,
universal joints and the drive pinion
gear splines.
Look for wear or damage.
5. Inspect the spring.
Look for fatigue.
6. Inspect the front drive shaft.
Look for bends.
7. Inspect the torque limiter.
Look for looseness.
Before assembly,
Apply lithium grease to the oil seal, front
box output shaft and oil seal, front input
shaft and differential gear assembly.
Checking the Operation of the Gear
Motor
1. Remove the gear motor from the
case.
2. Connect two C size batteries to the
gear motor terminals (1).
Do not use 12V battery to check
the motor.
Check that the motor turns
counterclockwise. (1)
Check that the motor turns
clockwise. (2)