Brought home a 149

[vr4Legacy]

Got the pressure washer out and cleaned out some "chit", as Ol George would say. Looks a lot better now. I also cleaned and sprayed some rust convertor on the battery tray. It looked pretty bad. I was impressed with how well it did.

Just waiting on the hydraulic line to come in and then it's on to the PTO.

I need to see about getting the slow leaks fixed in the tires. Any tips on how to track them down and repair them? Should I just take them to a tire shop?

Hopefully I'll get the 1200 driveline back in within the week. Who knows, I might have TWO Cubs running and working by the end of the month lol

[zippy1]

There you go, much cleaner.
If the tires are tubeless, tube them, problem solved.

[JLM78]

Originally Posted by vr4Legacy

Got the pressure washer out and cleaned out some "chit", as Ol George would say. Looks a lot better now. I also cleaned and sprayed some rust convertor on the battery tray. It looked pretty bad. I was impressed with how well it did.

Just waiting on the hydraulic line to come in and then it's on to the PTO.

I need to see about getting the slow leaks fixed in the tires. Any tips on how to track them down and repair them? Should I just take them to a tire shop?

Hopefully I'll get the 1200 driveline back in within the week. Who knows, I might have TWO Cubs running and working by the end of the month lol

You should have them Tomorrow .

[vr4Legacy]

Originally Posted by JLM78

You should have them Tomorrow .

Just came today! Thanks!

Now I need to find the time to get them in lol. I also think they changed a fitting on the tranny when they put in the hose to adapt it, so I may need to get that figured out. hopefully I can get into it in the next few days.

Originally Posted by zippy1

There you go, much cleaner.
If the tires are tubeless, tube them, problem solved.

I don't think they have tubes. Maybe I'll go that route.

[vr4Legacy]

Got the old rubber hose out and started to put in the new hardline. As I suspected they removed a fitting to put in a 90 for their hose setup. The 90 threaded onto the hard line I have, so I suspect it's a standard sized fitting. Anyone know what size it is, and where i can source one, possibly locally? I may try a local parts store.

Part 11 on the diagram below. It's only $7 from cub cadet, but then when you add shipping it adds up.

Now that I'm stalled at the transmission, I moved on to the PTO. The PO said he couldn't get it to shut off. A quick glance told me the wear button was missing and the thrust button looked gone too. I took the hood off to look a a little closer, and it looks like the thrust button broke, I already had a new one, as I thought it was missing. However, there isn't a hole on the lever for the wear button

Looks like they welded it closed?? Maybe they threaded something in. My understanding is that the wear button (I got a brass one from Jeff) just sits in the hole. So I don't know what they may have threaded in there. If it's welded up, who knows why... I assume I'm going to need to drill that out. Anyone know what size the hole should be?

Now I need to figure out how to change the thrust button on the PTO. Apparently the 3 screws on the front don't just screw right out. Any tips are welcome. Gonna go over to the technical forum now and see what I can find.

Also, the front tire seemed to fix itself... I put some air in it the other day to move it and clean it, and it hasn't gone flat... Perhaps the bead popped on. Who knows.

[vr4Legacy]

Did a little reading and was able to remove the set screws very easily. Luckily they broke free with just an allen wrench. Got both sets out of all 3 holes. I've filled the holes with PB Blaster to hopefully help get the pull off.

From what I've read I should be able to gently tap and turn with a block of wood until it pops off. I don't have any sort of puller handy.

I'll take any tips or tricks anyone has.

[vr4Legacy]

Alright. The trick is... take big swings

After watching a video I found on here, it gave me the confidence that with a block of wood and a rubber mallet, a few good swings won't hurt. Came right off.

Now onto my next questions. How do I get the old thrust button out?

Looks like the old one is attached to the pressure spring. But perhaps it's just rusted in there. Should I try to grind off the back nub?

Also, it looks like I need to replace a throw out lever. Maybe all 3. Thoughts?

There's also a tooth broke on the clutch disc, but I think that'll be ok.

[JLM78]

heres the part number off parts tree 927 3002 37 Deg flered shourt swivel tube.

[cubcadet]

Looking good, keep it up.

[vr4Legacy]

Originally Posted by JLM78

heres the part number off parts tree 927 3002 37 Deg flered shourt swivel tube.

Thanks. It's the same price thru Cub Cadet. Was hoping to find it somewhere local so I didn't have to pay shipping. But it looks like I may need a throw out lever, and possibly a pressure spring if I can't get the old thrust button out.

Maybe I'll call my local Cub dealer and see if they can get them without paying for shipping.

Originally Posted by cubcadet

Looking good, keep it up.

Thanks!
Lots of little things on this 149. But I don't mind the tinkering. Just glad the PTO came of easy and is in fair shape. Hopefully I can get it working with minimal parts.