This comprehensive Cub Cadet 8354 8404 Tractor Service Manual provides detailed instructions and diagrams for maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting. The manual covers a wide range of topics, designed to help you keep your tractor running smoothly. **General Information:** Covers the basics, including tractor views, tightening torques, specifications, identification procedures, and essential safety precautions before performing any repairs or inspections. **Engine System:** This section delves into engine structure and function, including the lubricating system, cooling system, and fuel system. You'll find troubleshooting guides, servicing specifications, and detailed instructions for checking, disassembling, and servicing the engine. **Clutch:** This section focuses on the clutch system, covering the disassembly and assembly of the clutch panel frame, fender, and stepladder assembly. It also includes troubleshooting tips, specifications, tightening torques, and detailed instructions for disassembling and maintaining the clutch. **Transmission:** This comprehensive section covers the structure, power transmission (including the main transmission, shuttle, hi-lo shift, mid PTO, rear PTO, creeper speed, and front wheel drive), transmission shift link structures, PTO clutch, differential gear, troubleshooting, maintenance specifications, tightening torques, and detailed step-by-step instructions for disassembling and assembling the clutch housing, intermediate case, and transmission case. **Rear Axle:** This section covers the structure, tightening torques, service specifications, and detailed instructions for disassembling, assembling, and maintaining the rear axle. **Brake:** Learn about the brake system, including its structure, operation, troubleshooting, maintenance specifications, tightening torques, and detailed procedures for disassembling and maintaining the brake pedal and brake case. **Front Axle:** This section focuses on the front axle, covering its structure, wheel alignment, troubleshooting, maintenance specifications, tightening torques, and includes detailed instructions for disassembling and assembling the front axle group and the front axle itself. It also provides important checks and adjustments to ensure proper operation. **Steering System:** This section covers the characteristics of the steering system, the hydraulic circuit of the power steering system, the gear pump, power steering unit, steering cylinder, oil flow, troubleshooting, and detailed instructions for disassembling and maintaining the gear pump, power steering unit, and steering cylinder. **Hydraulic System:** This section provides a clear understanding of the hydraulic system, including the hydraulic circuit diagram, structure, hydraulic circuit diagram of the 3-point hydraulic system, hydraulic pump, oil filter, control valve, relief valve, hydraulic cylinder, outside hydraulic extraction, top link bracket device, troubleshooting, maintenance specifications, tightening torques, and detailed instructions for disassembling and assembling the gear pump, relief valve, and hydraulic cylinder. **Electric System:** The manual concludes with a comprehensive look at the electric system, covering electronic instrumentation, troubleshooting, servicing specifications, mechanism, main circuit diagram, and more.

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