Hmmm, it looks like the spring only comes as part of the 946-04618C engagement cable, for $42.26. That’s it (the broken spring), lower center of their picture of the assembly. So instead of just buying a $10 spring ya’ gotta buy the entire assembly. Crap. Especially because there’s no real reason to design it this way, except to make money on replacement parts.
Anyway, now I know what I’m up against! (Mainly, coming up with the bucks.) My Dad had two other CC mowers (presently inoperable), but they are different models and likely the assembly is somewhat different in every model... I may try to research them anyway.
Thanks much!!
If it was me and money was tight, I’d grab this from ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/312731529462?itmmeta=01J02HCYANV144DC5AP10WCTDY
$10.98 - free shipping - coming from CA which means it’s straight off the boat from China but the original Cub Cadet part was probably made in China. Seller has 99.8% positive feedback and that’s out of 27,000 + ratings.
If you don’t do online shopping, just find a local mower shop and see what they want for a 946-04618C deck control cable. Or find someone who does ebay and have them grab the $10.98 cable.
An OEM cable is probably a little better, even if OEM and aftermarket are both China. The OEM cable was sold to mower companies but the China aftermarket scene is a bit of a free for all and they probably cut corners with no USA based company to deal with. The US based company just designs a new model and the last model becomes obsolete. Just the way of the world now thanks to fedgov’s free trade open to China.
I’ve got a 1970 Sears Suburban Garden Tractor, two speed with 4 gears so 8 speed technically. The thing will pull a full size truck around or mow the lawn. Sears carried parts for 3 decades and they were made in the USA. It all thoroughly disgusts me.