Component Breakdown: Steering Unit - Cub Cadet Domestic Series 7000 Service Manual

Domestic Series 7000 Hydraulics
12. COMPONENT BREAKDOWN: STEERING
UNIT
NOTE: The steering unit is to be replaced as a
unit if it fails. Dissassembling it will VOID the
warrantee. The steering unit has been disas-
sembled here to illustrate how it works.
NOTE: Individual components of the steering
unit are not available through Cub Cadet.
12.1. The fittings on the end of the steering unit extend
through the first two sections of the body, into
the third and largest section. They hold all three
sections of the steering unit body together.
See Figure 12.1.
Figure 12.1
• O-rings seal the lines to the steering unit.
• O-rings also seal the fittings to the end of the
steering unit.
• There are two sizes of fitting: 9/16"-18 and 11/
16"-16
• If a 9/16"-18 fitting should come loose, tighten it
to a torque of 25 in-lbs. (221 Nm).
• If an 11/16"-16 fitting should come loose, tighten
it to a torque of 27 in-lbs (239 Nm).
12.2. With the fittings removed, the three sections of
the steering unit can be separated.
See Figure 12.2.
12.3. The first two sections comprise a gerotor pump
and end plate to pressurise the system using
steering wheel motion. See Figure 12.3.
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Figure 12.2
Figure 12.3