106 How to replace front wheel bearings

brennanpersonal · #1 07-19-2018, 07:39 AM

I have a vintage 106. Front wheel is pretty loose. Any special tools needed to replace all 4 bearings.
Any recommendation on the best after market units. Cub wants 19.00 for 1.

R Bedell · #2 07-19-2018, 07:52 AM

NO special tools. Take a punch and tap them out.

cooperino · #3 07-19-2018, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by brennanpersonal

I have a vintage 106. Fronw wheel is pretty loose. Any special tools needed to replace all 4 bearings.
Any recommendation on the best after market units. Cub wants 19.00 for 1.

I purchased a set of 4 for around 20$ on ebay. I got the upgraded ones with the lip seal. They are easy to remove and install.. I use a long punch to knock them out from the inside out. Put the punch through the outside of wheel to punch out inside bearing and vise versa for the outside one. Then I use a aluminum race/bearing driver to reinstall new ones. If you dont have the driver you can use a piece of wood to tap them in..
Make sure you clean up the rim where the bearing makes contact. Load up the hub with some grease. Your done!

cooperino · #4 07-19-2018, 07:58 AM

Here's a set on ebay. Double check part number but I think this is for the 106
https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Pack-Cub-...itleDesc=0%7C0

finsruskw · #5 07-19-2018, 08:13 AM

You need to pack the bearings before installing them.
This should be on your yearly maintenance list for a machine that is used a lot.
One of the 1st things I leaned as an early teen in the 50's

How many kids now days even know WTH a wheel bearing is let alone how to pack one.

I use a short section of transmission funnel.

Slide the bearing down til it stops, open side up,
Then work the grease in all the way around till it oozes out the other side.
Or, use the palm of your hand.
I use regular red short fiber WB grease from Car Quest.
Put a "dam" of grease around the lip before inserting the bearing.
No need to waste grease filling the entire hub.
Your results may vary and I'm sure someone will find fault w/my method.
Fire away!!

IHCubCadet147 · #6 07-19-2018, 08:16 AM

Just so you know, you tractor is not a 106, it is a 108.

J-Mech · #7 07-19-2018, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by brennanpersonal

I have a vintage 106. Fronw wheel is pretty loose. Any special tools needed to replace all 4 bearings.
Any recommendation on the best after market units. Cub wants 19.00 for 1.

That thing looks like it is in pretty good shape. Assuming that is yours, and not just a Google photo.

If that is yours, looks like it has been gone through. Seems odd a wheel bearing would be bad. They aren't super tight when they are new. You sure it's a bad bearing?

Pretty easy to replace..... and I sure wouldn't call the tractor "vintage". I hate that term. All the kids now are using it to talk about anything older than they are.

cooperino · #8 07-19-2018, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by finsruskw

You need to pack the bearings before installing them.
This should be on your yearly maintenance list for a machine that is used a lot.
One of the 1st things I leaned as an early teen in the 50's

How many kids now days even know WTH a wheel bearing is let alone how to pack one.

I use a short section of transmission funnel.

Slide the bearing down til it stops, open side up,
Then work the grease in all the way around till it oozes out the other side.
Or, use the palm of your hand.
I use regular red short fiber WB grease from Car Quest.
Put a "dam" of grease around the lip before inserting the bearing.
No need to waste grease filling the entire hub.
Your results may vary and I'm sure someone will find fault w/my method.
Fire away!!

These are sealed bearing... Not sure you will be able to pack much grease in them. Also, I fill the hub with grease not to keep the bearings filled but to keep water out.

Edit.. I know you can pack a sealed bearing by taking the cover off. Ive never done this to a new bearing tho. To much grease can make the covers pop off also.

cooperino · #9 07-19-2018, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by J-Mech

That thing looks like it is in pretty good shape. Assuming that is yours, and not just a Google photo.

If that is yours, looks like it has been gone through. Seems odd a wheel bearing would be bad. They aren't super tight when they are new. You sure it's a bad bearing?

Pretty easy to replace..... and I'm sure I would call the tractor "vintage". I hate that term. All the kids now are using it to talk about anything older than they are.

Might be his. He had another post with another pic of it.

he did call it a 106 this time tho

J-Mech · #10 07-19-2018, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cooperino

These are sealed bearing... Not sure you will be able to pack much grease in them. Also, I fill the hub with grease not to keep the bearings filled but to keep water out.

Edit.. I know you can pack a sealed bearing by taking the cover off. Ive never done this to a new bearing tho. To much grease can make the covers pop off also.

Boy you are green to these machines aren't you. They aren't a sealed bearing. Not on the back side. The outside seal is pretty "cheap". Not much of a seal.

Filling the hub with grease is a waste of grease. Water shouldn't get in, and if it does, filling the hub won't keep it out. Grease doesn't absorb water. It will sit in there with the grease. Same as it would if there was no grease in it. Like I said, waste of grease.