It's a 108
 

After finishing up my 1650 project a couple weeks ago, I rode one of his big brothers, a 154 cub lowboy with a 6' blade on the front and a 6' blade on the rear. I rode up in the woods to retrieve something yellow, under a tarp that I thought was a old two number Cub Cadet but turned out to be a 108. It's been there so long that I forgot what it was. The rear 3pt. blade on the 154 works like a tow truck for dragging stuff around so the 108 is now in the cub house.
This cub was given to me buy a friend about 15 years ago but I didn't have any time to do anything with it so it sat up in the woods for about 6-8 years before I got a chance to do a little work on it. At that time I found a big hole rusted in the trans. cover and the trans. full of pine cones, leaves and goo. I put a temporary patch on the cover and flushed out the trans. Then after cleaning the gas tank and carb. and filing the points it ran. After riding it around a while, I found that the clutch was slipping a little and at that point I ran out of time so back up in the woods it went. I have done quite a bit of work on it this week and have a few questions.
Would a broken teaser spring cause the clutch slipping? I really didn't look at how the clutch system functions mechanically before I tore it apart. Also, what's the deal with the vent on the top of the trans. I was going to clean it but it's a dead end hole about 7/8 deep? That's all for now.

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There’s no vent on the gear drive rearend. They vent around the shifter.

Ok, that explains it. This is my first gear drive that I have worked on.

What is the proper spring tension on the spring assist? With no atachments, I have it so it will almost lift itself.

On mine,, it would lift itself, and I would have to push it down,,,
with no attachment,,

Adjust it WITH an attachment,, :bigthink:

Ok thanks . Looks like I'm at a good starting point.

I am looking at a clutch layout diagram for a 108 on Parts tree and it looks like I am missing part # 20 . [ sorry I don't know how to link ] . Is this why it was slipping or was it the broken teaser spring ? The clutch disc looks good.

Describe the behavior that makes you think the clutch is slipping.

It's been 6-8 years since I drove it and I remember that it slipped. That's why it went to the land of future projects at that time. It is now back in the cub house for repairs. Although part #20 was not in my clutch assembly, one is on order.

Brakes
 

I need to order some friction material to glue onto my 108 brake pads. Do I want 1/8" or 3/16" thickness?