Yesterday afternoon I had about 45 minutes to work on the cub so I thought I would see if I could get the seals out. I had to push the bypass plunger in to turn the chunk and access the c-clips on the axles. Then I couldn't get a hold of them with anything so I made a hook out of an old tire plugging tool. With that I pulled them both off and both times they went in the oil bucket. I got the axles out and it getting close to time to get ready for dinner with my wifes friends I grabbed a big screwdriver and started trying to pry the bad seal out. Aggravated anyway I pried on the seal and there was a big pop and it moved along with a c-clip that I didn't know was there. I managed to brake off about an inch of the c-clip groove. At that point I quit and went in the house, anytime I try to hurry I screw something up. This morning I went out and accessed the damage and removed the seal from the other side. Neither of the local auto parts stores had the national seal so I drove 15 miles to the cub dealer and and got 2 MTD seals. I took my vacuum pump and pumped a quart of water and oil out of the axle tubes. I think I will try putting the open end of the c-clip opposite the broken place and see if it will stay in. I was smart enough to remove the clip first on the second side.
Cannon
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