Cub Cadet 6X4 Shop Handbook page 36

Chapter 2- Drive System: CVT and Transfer Case
4. Disconnect the black cable from the negative
terminal on the battery using a 10mm wrench.
5. Remove the CVT belt and pulleys as described
in the DRIVE SYSTEM: CVT BELT AND PUL-
LEYS section of this manual. See Figure 2.57.
CVT
removed
Figure 2.57
6. Remove the four bolts that hold the heavy steel
engine / transmission plate using a 1/2" wrench.
7. Remove the four bolts that hold the engine /
transmission plate to the engine using a 9/16"
wrench. The bolts pass through a spacer
between the plate and the engine.
NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the univer-
sal joint guard from the plate.
8. Carefully lift the plate out of the engine bay. It is
most easily removed through the opening under
the passenger's seat.
9. Confirm that the transfer case is in neutral.
10. Disconnect the heavy Forward-Neutral-Reverse
shift rod from the shift arm mounted to the trans-
fer case. use a pair of 9/16" wrenches.
See Figure 2.58.
Forward-Neutral-Reverse
shift rod
11. Disconnect the lighter Low-range shift rod from
the shift arm mounted to the transfer case. Use
a pair of 1/2" wrenches. See Figure 2.59.
Low-range shift rod
12. Move the shift rods out of the way.
13. Confirm that the parking brake is released.
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Figure 2.58
Figure 2.59