DEALER SERVICE
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in this type of repair, you may be time and money | Before working underneath, read Operator's | |||||
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Manual and Blocking Method section Disconnect | ||||||
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Always wear relatively tight and belted cloth- | tem failures, or mechanical component failures. | |||||
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ing to avoid entanglement in moving parts. Wear | Keep all persons away from operator control | |||||
sturdy, | area while performing adjustments, service, or | |||||
equipment for eyes, hair, hands, hearing, and | maintenance. | |||||
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BLADE SPINDLE
Remove Blade Spindle
1.Remove blade from spindle. (See Remove Blades, page 16.)
2.Remove belt shield.
3.Remove belt from pulleys.
4.Remove bolt and flat washer from top of spindle shaft.
5.Disassemble split taper bushing (located on top of pulley) by removing the two bolts and inserting them into the threaded holes in bushing flange. Tighten bolts alternately to remove split taper bush- ing. Remove pulley.
6.Remove four bolts attaching spindle to mower frame and remove spindle.
Spindle Repair Tips
•As a reference point, the top of the spindle hous- ing is the short portion.
•To minimize wear, bearing cups, cones and sleeves are
•When disassembling, support the housing casting to prevent damage.
•Remove bearing cups by placing a punch in the housing slots and driving cup out. Alternate punch positions from side to side. Use care to prevent hous- ing damage.
•Permatex®a sealant is used on the outer diameter of the seals. Substitute seals may not meet original equipment specifications and could cause leakage.
Disassemble Blade Spindle
Refer to Figure 10, page 20
1.Support spindle in a press and push shaft (8) down through housing (5).
2.Remove seals from housing.
3.Remove bearing cups from housing as described in Spindle Repair Tips section.
4.Remove bearing cone (4) from shaft (8).
a. Permatex is a registered trademark of the Permatex Corporation.
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