1450 Cub Cadet - oil pan

Is there a "quick" way to replace an oilpan on a 1450?

I told my 12 year old to drain the oil on the 1450 and I'd check on him when it was time to fill it. I knew I was in trouble when I saw that he had a 4' cheater bar laying beside the cub. He forgot which way to turn the plug (upside down) to loosen it and stripped the threads. I handed him the manual and told him to start removing parts so we could replace the pan.

It's an older cast iron pan that appears to have the same mounting holes that the original aluminum pan has. Years ago when I overhauled this engine I found one of the 4 engine mounting holes on the original aluminum pan had marginal threads at best - I installed it anyway because I needed the mower up an running ASAP. I bought a replacement pan knowing someday I'd need to replace the original. The day has come.

I've told him I'd rather he learned this lesson on a lawnmower engine than the oilpan on my pickup - it would be the same repair process.

We have the gas tank removed and all the tin work around the exhaust and the muffler removed. Now its just labeling wires, discounnecting the drive shaft, throttle & choke and the 4 mounting bolts (if there are still 4 there) correct?

Heli-Coil it or tap it for (IIRC) a 3/8" pipe plug.

lol, sorry for the lol.

Where did the 12 yo learn to use a cheater pipe? They don't teach that in school.

Everything is digital now adays. I don't think the kids understand clockwise and counterclockwise. Maybe lefty loosy, righty tighty will help.

Go easy on him. I think helping his dad fix it will be more fun for him than breaking it..

I would have thought of doing that if I didn't also have the bad engine mount bolt hole.

He's seen me use them a few times - I just wished he had remembered "lefty loosy" and "righty tighty". They don't teach that in school either.

Just complete the job. You will now have a good foundation under your engine! Tell him he won the "Broken bolt and stripped club award"! Where I worked one time there was a Bozo who must have had half a dozen of them taped up on his tool cabinet. He thought it was FUNNY!

Bin there, done that...complete engine removal,
that is. And while you are there check, and
replace, if needed, the engine mount rubber
donuts. Mine had worn egg shaped holes in the
mounting bars, so I replaced the bars also, and
the rag joints on the driveshaft, and etc. etc. etc. I got most of my parts from a source at,
"onlycubcadets'
e-mail is open

DaninKansas:

Heli-Coil it or tap it for (IIRC) a 3/8" pipe plug.

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Or drill and tap to the next size larger plug.