Things Needed
The Cub Cadet LTX1045 hydrostatic lawn tractoris one of the most popular and versatile mower from the CubCadet pedigree . Regular maintenance of your LTX 1045 will in the end make your lawn tractor run away better and last longer . Part of this maintenance include regular oil change . Another very crucial part of that care involves focus your lawn tractor blades on a regular basis . However , to do so , you must first remove the blades safely .
Step 1
Engage your tractor ’s parking brake . hold back to ensure the sword engage knob is in the " Off " position .
Step 2
Move the pack of cards raise lever tumbler to the bottom pass to lower the cutting deck .
Step 3
Remove the curse screws hold the bash guard in situation . utilise your Allen wrench to turn them anticlockwise to remove them . Pull the knock keeper rod down , and hit the pack of cards bash from the engine pulley . The belt custodian rod will be stick on to each side of the engine pulley block in the top center of the cut deck . Pulling it down will release latent hostility on the belt and will set aside you to remove it by handwriting from around the block .
Step 4
Locate the pack of cards release pin at the rear left side of the cutting deck . take out the pin out to free the pack of cards from the deck raise branch . reprize these step on the correct side .
Step 5
withdraw the cotter bowling pin holding the deck engage cable in place . The cotter pin is a paper - clip shaped piece of metallic element used for fastening rod and clamp . The deck of cards engage cable television service is a heavy cable that go from the pack of cards top controls on the front of the tractor underneath and to the cutting deck . The cotter pin can be take away with pliers . bump off the cable and the give from the deck idler wall bracket .
Step 6
polish off the cotter peg from the end of the stabiliser perch . The stabiliser is a rod that protrudes out of a angle bracket confiscate to the cutter deck . On the rod ’s remnant there is a cotter pin that give it into place . The cotter pin slightly resembles a paper clip . bump off it by pulling up on the top of it with a duet of pliers . Slip the gat from the hanger bracket to free the cutting deck completely from the tractor .
Step 7
Pull the press clipping deck out , and lay it on its back on a flat surface . Also squeeze a block of wood between the cut blade and the side of the cutting deck .
Step 8
Remove the hex rim freak holding the sword in place using a socket set .
Step 9
tear the blade free from the cutting deck .
