Interesting Video On Mower Deck Spindles

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Yeah...sealed bearings where a zerk is suppose to grease them. My old Cub Cadet has 1" blade shafts with tapered roller bearings and they will out last me.
 
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The top bearing still doesn’t get any grease in it. If you pumped the cavity full of grease to actually push grease in the top bearing then you’re going to push the seals out. I think quality sealed bearings are the better way. Maybe an oil filled cavity with a splasher on the shaft to throw oil on the top bearing would be the best solution.
 
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Yep, so now you can pump the seals out with grease and allow the dirt to get in. Oh, and good luck putting the nut back on those threads you just hit with a hammer. JEEZE!!!:confused:
 
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Yep, so now you can pump the seals out with grease and allow the dirt to get in. Oh, and good luck putting the nut back on those threads you just hit with a hammer. JEEZE!!!:confused:

A claw hammer no less............
 
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Hitting the bearing out with a steel punch directly to one side of the bearing is a sure way of putting a small bulge in the bearing limting its life bearings deform when hit with hard objects if you have to hit the bearing to get it out replace it with a new one
Yep, so now you can pump the seals out with grease and allow the dirt to get in. Oh, and good luck putting the nut back on those threads you just hit with a hammer. JEEZE!!!:confused:
 
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Yep, so now you can pump the seals out with grease and allow the dirt to get in. Oh, and good luck putting the nut back on those threads you just hit with a hammer. JEEZE!!!:confused:



They just cut right off with a utility knife. As for tearing them up knocking them out I see this more as a when you replace them option. No dirts going to get in either as you are only cutting one side . That’s the side that goes in the spindle where it’s protected.
 
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Or you can just pop the seal out with a dental tool. The idler wheels that have no zerk can be greased this way. Pop the seal out, pump grease between the bearing balls with a needle tip, install the seal again.
 
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LOL, you would be surprised how many would put sealed bearings in again and continue to put grease in zerk...
 

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