[Paul R.]

Does anyone know...

On a Cub Cadet LTX 1042 KW Riding Mower, a lever pulls a cable attached to a stiff spring (with a straight section on one end) to move a pulley to engage and disengage the mower blades.

Said spring broke on me, yesterday evening. Bah!

Does this spring have a particular name, such as “Blade Engage Linkage Spring” or something like that?

(You can tell I’m not a riding mower mechanic, but, I think I can fix this if I can find the part / describe it properly to a Cub Cadet parts supplier.) I can perhaps “rig” something with a “similar” spring if need be, but a correct part would be better, to most properly tension the blades’ drive belt.

If someone has a parts diagram, that’d be great. I imagine most of Cub Cadet’s riders of this vintage have a similar part.

If no one knows this off the top of their head, or has a manual / diagram, I can try to do web searches this evening.

Thanks!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Post #153.

Lawn Mower questions.

[Qiviut]

Do you have a dealer in the area who sells (& maybe services) Cub Cadets? I find if I take a picture with my phone of a broken part and/or where the part goes (on anything), I usually get “oh, that’s a xxx”). I have also emailed pictures before regarding parts & if you can get a real person, that works well. Good luck!

[Pollard]

https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/prior-year-models/ltx1042-kw-cub-cadet-riding-lawn-mower/13WG93AS210.html

Bottom of the page, bottom of the list of manuals.

MANL:PARTS:CUB LTX1042/45:2012
MANL:PARTS:CUB LTX1042/45:2014

Looks like 2012/2013 and then 2014 and later are two different parts manuals. The spring could be the same on both.

Maybe something like this part 12? (Cable, Engag, Deck)

If so, they are indeed different based on mfg date. 946-04618A or 946-04618C

A search for 946-04618 - without the A or C gives back this - https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/prior-year-models/ltx1042-kw-cub-cadet-riding-lawn-mower/13WG93AS210.html

One result and it's 946-04618C with the C. My best guess if the updated/improved version. Who knows what happened to plan B?

A search for 946-04618A gives the same result.

I'd like to solve the puzzle Pat. The answer is; What You Need.

You can get it from Cub Cadet or elsewhere - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=946-04618C+cub+cadet+spring

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

See Pollard's post 161.

(I was just going to refer you to the same Cub Cadet site.)

Cub Cadet Riding Mower