62C or 54C Mower Deck Spindle Overhaul

[Mad_River]

I decided I better replace the 6204 open deep groove bearings in my X495 deck. 1800hrs before needing bearings is pretty darn impressive. I found some Nachi Japanese made bearings on eBay for half the cost of the Koyo Chinese versions JD sells. I had to order the seal kits (each comes with 2 seals) from JD. I tried my best to get the spindle nuts off, but the blade kept spinning so I had to take the whole deck A (vice just the spindle housings) to the dealer. If anyone has had this done, how much should the labor be?

 

[BBO]

If anyone has had this done, how much should the labor be?

At least an hour or $75, but with dealers it's pot luck.
They are sometimes not easy to rebuild.
I think the entire assembly is # AM135349 and are $ 60.65 each from GFP.

I find that JD has decent prices on bearings. They must buy a gazillion of these from Koyo.

 

[Mad_River]

JD bearings were @ $14 and the ones I got were @$8. I hope labor is under $100. Thanks for the info.