Cub Cadet Z-FORCE S Series (2010) Service Manual

The manual is applicable for the following Cub Cadet Z Force S Lawn Tractor:

The manual is in PDF Format
Language: English
Type: Cub Cadet Z Force S Lawn Tractor Service Manual 168 Pages

If not present in the table of content details service information about the engine will be provided by the engine manufacturer in most cases.

The Cub Cadet Z Force S Lawn Tractor tractors manual instruction are for use by trained technicians who are experienced in the service and repair of outdoor power equipment of the kind described in this publication.

These materials are intended to provide supplemental information to assist the trained technician, untrained or inexperienced individuals. Read, understand, and follow all instructions and use common sense when working on power equipment. This includes the contents of the products Operators Manual, supplied with the equipment.

The Cub Cadet Tractor Service Manual Content

Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Professional Shop Manual intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Description of the Z-Force-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Model and Serial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2: Engine Related Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Fuel tank removal/replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 3: Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Brake system description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Brake adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Brake puck/rotor replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Brake shaft assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Parking brake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 4: Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Floor pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Left control console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Right control console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Seat box assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 5: Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Drive belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Drive belt adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
EZT transmission removal/replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
ZT 2800 transmission removal/replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Drive pedal biasing adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hydro neutral control adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 6: Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Wheel alignment and drive control link adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Steering gear box removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Steering gearbox installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rebuilding the steering gear box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Front yokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removal of the steering gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Tie rods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Steering shaft, bushings and dampener removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Some instructions may refer to other parts of the manual for subsidiary procedures. This avoids repeating the same procedure two or three times in the manual.

Intent: This manual is intended to: Provide specific service and repair procedures for the range of Cub Cadet Z Force S Lawn tractors manufactured.

This Service Manual is not a substitute for the Operators Manual. You must read, understand and follow all of the directions in this manual as well as the Operators Manual before working on this power equipment.