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Professional Shop Manual intent
This Manual is intended to provide service dealers
with an introduction to the mechanical aspects of the I-
series tractor.
This Professional Shop Manual covers the I-series
tractor more specifically, and in greater depth than the
original Shop Handbook.
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The content in this manual supersedes any con-
tent in the handbook.
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Detailed service information about the engine
will be provided by the engine manufacturer, in
most cases.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this manual
is correct at the time of writing. Both the product and
the information about the product are subject to change
without notice.
About the text format:
NOTE: is used to point out information that is rel-
evant to the procedure, but does not fit as a step
in the procedure.
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Bullet points: indicate sub-steps or points.
Caution is used to point out poten-
! CAUTION
! CAUTION
tial danger to the technician, opera-
tor, bystanders, or surrounding
property.
Warning indicates a potentially haz-
! WARNING
! WARNING
ardous situation that, if not avoided,
could result in death of serious
injury.
Danger indicates an imminently haz-
! DANGER
! DANGER
ardous situation that, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme
situations
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Disclaimer: This manual is intended for use by trained,
professional technicians.
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Fasteners
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Assembly
the text that covers assembly, they may also be sum-
marized in tables along with special instructions
regarding locking or lubrication. Whichever method is
more appropriate will be used. In many cases, both will
be used so that the manual is handy as a quick-refer-
ence guide as well as a step-by-step procedure guide
that does not require the user to hunt for information.
determined by the complexity and of reassembly, and
by the potential for unsafe conditions to arise from mis-
takes made in assembly.
manual for subsidiary procedures. This avoids repeat-
ing the same procedure two or three times in the man-
ual.
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Common sense in operation and safety is
assumed.
In no event shall MTD or Cub Cadet be liable for
poor text interpretation or poor execution of the
procedures described in the text.
If the person using this manual is uncomfortable
with any procedures they encounter, they should
seek the help of a qualified technician or Cub
Cadet Technical Support.
Most of the fasteners used on the vehicle are
sized in fractional inches. Some are metric. For
this reason, wrench sizes are frequently identi-
fied in the text, and measurements are given in
U.S. and metric scales.
If a fastener has a locking feature that has worn,
replace the fastener or apply a small amount of
releasable threadlocking compound such as
Loctite® 242 (blue).
Some fasteners like cotter pins are single-use
items that are not to be reused. Other fasteners
such as lock washers, retaining rings, and inter-
nal cotter pins (hairpin clips) may be reused if
the do not show signs of wear or damage. This
manual leaves that decision to the judgement of
the technician.
Torque specifications may be noted in the part of
The level of assembly instructions provided will be
Some instructions may refer to other parts of the
INTRODUCTION
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