redoing this cub cadet 2284 model . they were a 3 year run 95/96/97 was it but share a lot of parts from other models .
hydro fluid was BLACK and GREY and the filter was so nasty on the outside i didn't know it was a white painted filter until the 2nd pressure wash and de-grease job on the hydro unit . the rear cover also come off for a bad gasket swap out and this let me scrape out all the rest of the slime that couldn't get past the internal dam wall and out the drain plug hole.
next was the front axle and steering system . the wheel bearings were so bad i could get pos/neg camber in the 15* range both sides if i had to guess . then the king pin bushings had play and after a good tear down and parts wash i only found 3 worn bushings and 1 was m.i.a ....... this let the spindle get chewed up a little and the i-beam also got a good egg shape going were there was no bushing . the bushings are not available to my dealer anymore and he could only find 3 n.o.s ones at just over 40.00 each . well since the i-beam needed a over boar to correct the egg hole on the upper my machinist buddy said he would make me bushings if i got him a stick of brass or bronze . i scored a bronze stick here local at a machine shop . so each bushing will be made to size to snug her back up on the steering arms to i-beam with new king pin bushings of solid stock over the oem wrapped bushing from a flat sheet .
the second round on the front end was about 5 of the 6 tie rods had slop and play . with the full hydro steering and all this slop plus the i-beam play at the king pins it needed all new from a kit i found on ebay for 1/ the cost of dealer price and same quality by the looks of them . the center link for the tie rods had a pin in the link to the i-beam and this had slopped out for extra play so since he was making bushings he punched out the egged holes for this and made bushings and a new pin . i also forgot to say he had to cut the 1 spindle down and make a sleeve for it and press it on and turn it down back to size since the only used one i found was almost 200 bucks .
then the original reason it was here for me to repair it was the 60" 3 blade deck . it lost a bearing on the main center shaft and the shaft & pulley got so bad it trashed them beyond repair . i got a new pulley for the same price as the used one i found . then a used shaft for half price of new and a new key way to lock them together again . then a 8 pack of bearings to give her 6 new 2 each and 2 spares . the blades will get a sharpen job before there re-installed . then she should be ready to go finish mow here 5 acre lawn with her owner again .
oh and the headlights were all messed up so we whipped up a easy fix for this with a little extra kick spot & flood combo bar wired to stock switch .
hydro fluid was BLACK and GREY and the filter was so nasty on the outside i didn't know it was a white painted filter until the 2nd pressure wash and de-grease job on the hydro unit . the rear cover also come off for a bad gasket swap out and this let me scrape out all the rest of the slime that couldn't get past the internal dam wall and out the drain plug hole.
next was the front axle and steering system . the wheel bearings were so bad i could get pos/neg camber in the 15* range both sides if i had to guess . then the king pin bushings had play and after a good tear down and parts wash i only found 3 worn bushings and 1 was m.i.a ....... this let the spindle get chewed up a little and the i-beam also got a good egg shape going were there was no bushing . the bushings are not available to my dealer anymore and he could only find 3 n.o.s ones at just over 40.00 each . well since the i-beam needed a over boar to correct the egg hole on the upper my machinist buddy said he would make me bushings if i got him a stick of brass or bronze . i scored a bronze stick here local at a machine shop . so each bushing will be made to size to snug her back up on the steering arms to i-beam with new king pin bushings of solid stock over the oem wrapped bushing from a flat sheet .
the second round on the front end was about 5 of the 6 tie rods had slop and play . with the full hydro steering and all this slop plus the i-beam play at the king pins it needed all new from a kit i found on ebay for 1/ the cost of dealer price and same quality by the looks of them . the center link for the tie rods had a pin in the link to the i-beam and this had slopped out for extra play so since he was making bushings he punched out the egged holes for this and made bushings and a new pin . i also forgot to say he had to cut the 1 spindle down and make a sleeve for it and press it on and turn it down back to size since the only used one i found was almost 200 bucks .
then the original reason it was here for me to repair it was the 60" 3 blade deck . it lost a bearing on the main center shaft and the shaft & pulley got so bad it trashed them beyond repair . i got a new pulley for the same price as the used one i found . then a used shaft for half price of new and a new key way to lock them together again . then a 8 pack of bearings to give her 6 new 2 each and 2 spares . the blades will get a sharpen job before there re-installed . then she should be ready to go finish mow here 5 acre lawn with her owner again .
oh and the headlights were all messed up so we whipped up a easy fix for this with a little extra kick spot & flood combo bar wired to stock switch .
