Before performing any maintenance on your Cub Cadet XT1 tractor, refer to your owner’s manual for recommended maintenance and safety information. Maintenance instructions vary by model, so depending on your tractor model our instructions may vary slightly. Check your owner’s manual to get instructions specific to your model.
Parking your Cub Cadet on a flat, level surface. Turn the engine off and allow it to cool. Remove the ignition key, disconnect the spark plug ignition wire to prevent accidental starting, and engage the parking brake.
Here’s how to change the rear tire on your Cub Cadet XT1 Tractor.
For this project start by taking the plastic cap off the rear tire. You can use a small screwdriver to do this, or a similar tool to place right behind the plastic cap and pop it off.
With the plastic caps, a lot of times they’re a one-time use only, so once you pop them off the inside of the cap will break or come loose so when you put them back on the tires they may not be as tight as they once were. You can get these at one of our six Weingartz locations, or online.
Once you get the plastic cap off on the inside of the tire, there is a single bolt, it’s a 13 millimeter. Take that bolt out. That bolt is going to come out with a bigger washer and the single washer that’s on the nut.
Then the rear tire simply slides off the axle. There is a plastic spacer that goes in-between the tire and axle. A little piece of advice – if the plastic spacer ever falls off, you want the starred side facing towards the transmission, spacer side away.
Another little piece of advice – once you get the tire off, you may notice that it started to create a little bit of rust on the shaft. Clean a little bit of rust off and use a little bit of anti-seize, not a real thick amount, just a little bit right on the shaft and then just wipe it around the shaft, get all the way around. This is not mandatory, but we highly recommend it, especially in the future when trying to get that tire back off.
To put the rear tire back on, the valve stem side should face away from the tractor or face towards the outside. When putting the tire back on, the rim has an oval shape to it, and you want that to line up with the axle shaft. If you look at the axle shaft, it has that same shape.
Push your rim and tire assembly all the way until it stops. Get your big washer and your bolt. We recommend putting a little bit of blue Loctite on your bolt just to keep it in place for you. Put the big washer on the bolt and thread it in by hand. Once you get a couple threads on it, hit it with the impact to tighten it down.
Then reinstall the plastic cap.
Here’s how to change the front tire on your Cub Cadet XT1 Tractor.
There is a plastic cover that’s on the very front of the tire. Use a small flathead screwdriver to pry that off. Again, a lot of these plastic caps are maybe a one-time use. Inspect the cover once you get it off, if it’s damaged you can get a new one from Weingartz.
Once you have that plastic cover off there’s a cotter pin that needs to be removed. Use a pair of needle nose pliers to bend the cotter pin straight so you can remove it and get it back through the axle. There is a metal washer behind the cotter pin, remove that, and the tire should slide right off.
Inside the tire there are plastic bushings. One thing you want to inspect while you have the tire off are those plastic bushings, check for wear and replace if necessary. If you do need parts you can get them at one of our six Weingartz locations or at weingartz.com.
To reinstall the tire and wheel assembly, make sure the valve stem faces towards the outside. There’s a shoulder side towards the inside, you want the shoulder side towards the inside of the mower.
To reinstall the tire, on the metal washer there are little metal tabs that stick out and those should face away from the mower. The flat side of the washer should face towards the tire.
To reinstall a new cotter pin, just slide it all the way through the axle, take your needle nose and bend the cotter pin back over.
Reinstall the plastic cover, just push it straight on until it clicks.
Use our illustrated parts diagrams to locate any replacement parts you may need for maintenance for your Cub Cadet XT1 tractor.
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