90's MTD mower front wheel bearings

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I am converting an old MTD/WHITE ride-on mower into a small (mobile) sprayer unit.

The front wheel bearings on this mower are ball bearing type where the inner race (reasonably thinking) should not be turning on the axle, but held firmly.
This is not possible due to the wheels held on only by washers and split pin.

These inners have been spinning on the axles causing wear.

Does anyone have a fix for this that does not involve glueing the inner to the axles which would compromise pulling the wheels for tyre changes?

Thinking that contact cement might hold enough to prevent slipping or, an old idea, of roughing the axles by multple centre punching of the axle surfaces?
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bearings will do that. I had a CJ7 that would wear out a spindle every 40,000 freeway miles. Large tires made it worse. Just keep it serviced once a year and that will slow it. A solution may be to buy a set of spindles before they are NLA, put them in your parts storage, and when they get so bad you can't stand them, you already have a new set.
 
I don't look at it as overthinking; I call it due diligence because you know the value of making equipment last by maintaining it.

I'm a little behind you in years, but I grew up constantly maintaining and repairing equipment. My family could not afford mechanics or taking it them to a shop. We learned along the way and actually purchased manuals when needed.
 
For me a model number from the serial number tag would help me to see the setup is as I haven't a MTD type with ball bearings. Someone may used another OEM wheels.

But any bearing will have to be slip fit for the rims to be removable.
 
Front wheels have a hub with (I believe) two ball races pressed into the hub's inner and outer sides as the witness marks show on the axle.
The "inner" of each bearing has been slipping on the axle.
Not the best design but built to a price.
No longer losing sleep over it. :)


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You don't seem to understand that with the model number I can see what bearings were used and save it on my system for future reference if I come across a mower needing those same bearings.
 
Had you asked for the information with the reason just posted then I would have willingly supplied it.
The mower is a Canadian build, sold in Australia as a "WHITE".
Model (I believe) is:
132-457E672
With additional numbering:
1 J20212-0149

Rear drive:
Model ... 616-0077
S/I ... A 060136
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Have you confirmed that the inner races spin freely on the outer with no grit or roughness? That wheel is awfully clean for a 34 year wheel. I haven't gone back thru the whole thread - have you replaced or painted those wheels before?
 
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