Woods Equipment L306 K50 manual Dealer Service, Spindle Inspection, Removing Spindle From Mower

DEALER SERVICE

A WARNING

■Lower mower to ground, turn tractor engine off and remove ignition key before performing any maintenance.

■When completing a maintenance or service function, make sure all safety shields are in good condition and installed before placing mower in service.

A CAUTION

■Always use personal protection devices such as eye and ear protection when performing mainte- nance functions.

The information in this section is written for dealer ser- vice personnel. The repair described herein requires special skills and tools. If your shop is not properly equipped or your mechanics are not properly trained in this type of repair, you may be time and money ahead to replace complete assemblies.

SPINDLE INSPECTION

Spindles are equipped with two tapered roller bearings. Adjustment is set by pressing a sleeve on the shaft until all end play is removed. Adjustment is maintained with a roll pin driven through the sleeve and shaft.

Periodically inspect blade spindles by grasping pulley, moving from side to side and up and down. Also rotate spindle. If end play or wobble is detected or if it feels rough when rotated (indicating bad bearings), repair or replace.

REMOVING SPINDLE FROM MOWER

Remove blade from spindle. Refer to Blade Removal on page 12.

Remove belt shield and remove belt.

Disassemble split taper bushing (located on top of pul- ley) by removing the two bolts and inserting them into threaded holes. Tighten alternately to remove split taper bushing.

Remove key and pulley.

Remove four spindle attaching bolts and remove spin- dle.

SPINDLE REPAIR

Permatex 3D Aviation Form-A-Gasket®, or equivalent, is recommended as a sealant.

For reference, the short cup chamber is on top.

Cups and cones are a press fit to minimize wear.

1.Blade Spindle Assembly

2.Spindle Housing and Cups

3.Seal

4.Sleeve

5.Bearing Cone

6.Bearing Cup

7.Grease Fitting

8.Spindle Shaft

9.Roll Pin

Figure 7. Spindle Repair

Disassembly

Drive roll pin out of sleeve and shaft.

Place spindle assembly in a press and press shaft down through housing.

Remove seals from housing.

14 Dealer Service 32695 (Rev. 11/17/2006)