Cub Cadet Z-Force S Series - Manual (Page 74)

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To replace the front wheel ball bearings:
1. Lift and safely support the front end of the riding
mower.
2. Remove the front wheel by following the procedures
describe in the previous section of this chapter.
3. Drive the bearings out of the wheel hub using a drift
or pin punch. See Figure 6.70.
4. Drive in the new bearings using a brass punch or a
tube that has the same O.D. as the bearing.
See Figure 6.71.
5. Install the front wheel.
6. Pump grease in the grease fitting on the front wheel
until it starts to squirt out of the hub.
7. Test drive the riding mower before returning it to ser-
vice.
Figure 6.70
Ball bearing
Figure 6.71
Brass punch