Cub Cadet 2000 Series - Manual (Page 177)

Decks and Lift Systems
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12. Remove the four bolts that connect the drive shaft to
the hydro pump. See Figure 8.33.
13. Carefully lift up on the drive shaft.
NOTE: If the drive shaft slips out of the front (engine) cou-
pling, the engine will have to be removed in order
to get the drive shaft rollers out of the blower hous-
ing.
14. Line up the bottom hole of the drive shaft coupling
with the top hole of the hydro pump input coupling.
15. Install one of the drive shaft bolts to hold the drive
shaft in place. See Figure 8.34.
16. Slide the lift shaft out of the notches in the frame.
17. Remove the slotted links.
18. Slide the lift shaft out from under the drive shaft.
19. Install the deck lift shaft and bushings by following
the previous steps in reverse order.
NOTE: Do not put grease on the lift shaft or bushings.
Grease will hold dirt and accelerate the wear of the
bushings.
NOTE: When installing the lift shaft, make sure the
indexed bell crank of the lift shaft is inserted into
the slot of the deck height selector assembly.
See Figure 8.45.
20. Operate the deck through its full range of travel.
21. Check the deck for levelness and pitch.
22. Test run the tractor in a safe area before returning it
to service.
Figure 8.43
Drive shaft
Figure 8.44
Figure 8.45
Indexed bracket
Deck height selector assembly