How to Dismantle a Cub Cadet Mower's Features

Park and turn off your Cub Cadet mower. Open the hood over the Cub Cadet's Briggs & Stratton engine.

Find the flywheel to begin disabling the governor, which will allow you to run the Cub Cadet mower at a higher speed without the engine restrictions the governor imposes. The flywheel is a large circular piece at the top of the engine block that is covered and held in place by an iron shroud that is bolted down. Remove the bolts using a socket wrench, and then simply use your hands to pull the shroud up and off the flywheel.

Look to the right side of the exposed flywheel. A flap is connected with a bolt to the magneto below it, which is a relatively small iron part with a rounded end. The flap on top of this magneto is the governor's flap. Remove the bolt holding it in place using your socket wrench.

Find the carburetor on the left side of the Cub Cadet's engine. This carburetor features a distinctive rounded bowl that is easy to spot. There is an eyelet on the carburetor where the governor's rod is inserted. Use your hands to remove this rod from the eyelet in order to disable the governor.

Examine the right side of the Cub Cadet's engine. The spark plug resides here, and a thin black wire connects into its rear. This is the ignition wire. Pull this wire from the back of the spark plug to disable the ignition system.

Return to the flywheel. Place a flywheel pulley over the exposed flywheel, and lower its arms against the outside of the flywheel. Use your socket wrench to turn the center bolt on the pulley clockwise until the flywheel pops free of the engine block.

Remove the rectangular oil pan on the bottom of the Cub Cadet's engine block. It is held in place with bolts that you can remove using your socket wrench. This will reveal the bottom of the clutch shaft.

Remove the bolts along the Cub Cadet mower's clutch shaft using your socket wrench.

Strike the top of the clutch shaft with a rubber mallet, which is located directly under where you removed the flywheel at the top of the engine block. The mallet will dislodge the clutch and disable the mower's power conversion process.