Domestic Series 7000 Damped Driveshaft; Preparation; Driveshaft Removal - Cub Cadet Domestic Series 7000 Service Manual

Domestic Series 7000
ABOUT THIS SECTION:
Domestic Cub Cadet Series 7000 tractors equipped
with the Caterpillar diesel engine may exhibit an objec-
tionable level of driveline vibration at low engine
speeds.
Introducing a flexible coupling in the driveshaft
between the engine and the transmission damps the
power pulses transmitted through the driveshaft. This
lowers the frequency of the vibrations to a level that
does not correspond with the frequency of resonance
of other tractor components.
1.

PREPARATION:

1.1. Park the tractor on firm, level ground so that no
hazard will exist from the tractor rolling.
1.2. Open the hood and remove the side panels from
the engine compartment.
Negative
battery
cable
Figure 1.2
1.3. Disconnect the negative battery cable using a 3/
8" wrench.
1.4. Remove the fender cover using a 1/2" wrench
and a phillips head screwdriver.
NOTE: It will be necessary to lift the inside
edges of the black floor pads.
1.5. Remove the hose from the radiator over-flow
bottle.
1.6. Lift the over-flow bottle off of its bracket, and
remove it from the tractor.
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Domestic Series 7000 Damped Driveshaft

See Figure 1.2.
Side panel
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Damped Driveshaft
2.

DRIVESHAFT REMOVAL

2.1. Loosen the two clamp bolts on the rear drive-
shaft yoke using a pair of 9/16" wrenches.
See Figure 2.1.
Clamp
bolts
Figure 2.1
2.2. Remove the three bolts that fasten the drive
flange at the front of the driveshaft to the fly-
wheel, using a 16 mm wrench and a long exten-
sion. See Figure 2.2.
Flywheel
Driveshaft mounting bolts
Figure 2.2
Driveshaft