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Starter Relay or Switch?

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Starter Relay or Switch?

Postby McCabe » Sun Oct 16, 2005 3:00 pm

I recently purchased a Cub Cadet 582. Tractor is in great shape and I'm happy with the purchase. The starter switch has stopped working. I can start it by jumping the starter relay with a scewrdriver. My question is whether the starter relay is bad or the switch? Could it be something else? Thanks

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Postby Eugene » Sun Oct 16, 2005 4:42 pm

http://www.ihregistry.com/ref/Diagrams/cubwire8.html

I didn't check out the wiring diagram. It could be the ignition switch, relay or perhaps any of the other safety switches.

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Postby wdeturck » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:21 am

My first thought is the PTO switch. Try to start and have some one else turn the Pto switch on & off and if you hear the starter make any noise that is the problem.
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Postby Eugene » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:11 am

My first thought, also was the PTO switch.

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Postby Bigdog » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:31 am

Well, I had an interesting on on my 782. All the interlocks checked out as did the pto switch. However, the wire from the solenoid (12 volt supply) to the ammeter was open?????????? Replaced that wire and my problem was solved. Unless there's another device that isn't shown in the wiring diagram the wire has to be open. Since I didn't strip down the wire bundle to be sure, I just verified that all the known interlocks were working and they are. Would not have believed it.
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Postby Paul B » Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:36 pm

BD,

That wire on a 782 is the battery feed, through the ammeter, to the ignition switch. If it was open, 782 no startee.

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Postby Bigdog » Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:15 pm

Paul, that was an unusual situation. My wife had just started the tractor and had not idled it up yet and it died. When she went to re-start it - nothing. I ran a clip on lead from the battery to the coil and jumped the solenoid to start it and get it into the shop. Of course, without disecting the wire bundle I won't be able to tell what exactly happened to the wire but I clipped off the connector at the solenoid end which had a little corrosion on it (not bad for 25 year old wiring) an that wasn't the problem. Anyway, it's running now and my grandson will be happy!
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Found problem

Postby McCabe » Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:59 pm

The switch for the clutch would not strike anything. When I tried to figure what would push the button I could find nothing. Wife found the part in the yard that broke off. I bypassed the switch and I'm good to go.
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Postby Eugene » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm

The PTO switch cost me $38.??.

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Postby wdeturck » Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:12 am

Eugene: if that includes shipping it's about correct and you got the newer switch part # 925-0893 which lists for 30.40 on the web site where I check prices. The earlier 582 used 925-3005 for $21.40
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Postby Eugene » Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:56 pm

The PTO switch came from a Cub Cadete dealer. They had to order the switch - so the price probably includes postage and of course local sales tax.

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