Alamo FC-0001 Spindle Service Procedure 02960553B and 02960553C

MAINTENANCE
MAVERICK 03/09 Maintenance Section 4-21
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MAINTENANCE
Spindle Service Procedure 02960553B and 02960553C
1. Remove blad e ba r or pan.
2. Remove hydr au lic mo to r.
3. Remove spindle assembly from mower deck.
4. Drain remaining lubricant from housing.
5. Using a 3/16" cape chise l, bend ou t the staking inde nt ations on e ach side of the bearin g adjusting n ut.
To do this, place the chisel in the groove and parallel to the shaft. Drive the chisel downward until the
indent ation is free of the shaft and threads (see Figure Mnt-B-0015).
6. Using the same chisel, straighten the tang on the lockwasher (if equipped with a lockwasher). NOTE:
The lockwasher will not be installed during assembly if the spindle uses the staked adjusting nut.
7. Remove bea ring ad justing nut and lockwa sh er (if equip pe d) . Discar d th ese parts. They are not re-
usable. Inst all a new adjusting nut when assembling.
8. Screw the original blade bar bolts into the flange of the spindle shaft until the y contact the bearing rin g
(see Figure Mnt-B-0015).
9. In a clockwise pattern, rotate each bolt 1/4 turn (see Figure Mnt-B-0015). Continue turning the bolts
1/4 turn at a time (maximum of 3 turns), until the special shank bolts (P/N 02964353) will thread into
the spindle.
10. Remove the or igin a l bo lts and replac e them with th e shank bolts. Screw the shank bolts in until they
contac t the bearing ring.
11. In a clockwise pattern, rotate the bolts 1/4 turn at a time until the spindle is free from the housing.
12. Remove the seal retaining ring from the housing using a flat screwdriver or similar tool.
13. Remove th e se al and be ar in g.
14. A punch or similar tool can be used to remove the bearing cu p s from th e housin g if the cups are not to
be re-used.