Bearing Ball #6204 (Mandrel) 532129895

Takes about 45 minutes if you just replace bearings and don\'t remove the spindle housings. The top bearings were in pretty good shape but the bottom (larger) bearings were the ones that were shot.

I removed top nut on spindle and took off the drive pulleys and the washer under it. Replace nut a few turns and tap out the spin ... Read more dle carefully. Remove nut and the spindle should now come out easily.

The 10\" extension I used to tap the bottom bearings out of the housing after the spindle is removed. One came out with the spindle the other was tighter in the housing. The top bearings came out easy after the spindle is removed. Replace bearings and use the top nut to pull it back together.

Replace washer and top pulley, replace blade and tighten. Blocking the blade with a piece of wood keeps the spindle from moving while the assembly is tightened. Don\'t over tighten top nut as it puts too much preload on bearings. Rotate with blade brake released to check. If it\'s hard to turn, back off top spindle nut and tap to release tension. Retighten snugly and replace deck under tractor and connect all suspension and belt connections.

Replaced the blades and it cuts and sounds like new!

1. Removed the deck.
2. Removed the old pulleys and installed the new pulleys.
3. Removed the old bearings from the blade spindles and replaced the new bearings.
4. Installed the new belts.
5. Reinstalled the deck.