Recent content by biller

I got this mower 2nd hand and have had it for 10 years. The parts I took off appeared to be original (all the self threading bolts were the same and none of the other deck bolts had been replaced ie no wrench scars or rounding). No removable spacers used in the old spindels and the new...

Follow up. Spindle / axle desn't have a seperate spacer. It is machined into the spindle and the bearings rest on the machined spindle. So, took it all apart applied healthy coating of grease on all rotating areas and torqued it to 35 ftlbs. Wow. Spins easily now. Will reattach to mower and run...

You're right. I looked at the old ones and there is a spacer on the axle. It looks all of one piece because of the crud factor and I didn't bother to clean them up yet. Of course the spacer won't budge after 15 years or so. Have yet to take the new ones apart to check but I'll do so prior to...

Murray mdl 425001x8A, 42 inch deck. Spindle (Mandrel) part number 1001200

Preassembled new spindles replaced old. Neither new nor old had spacers between bearings. Do I torque the pulley and blade nuts to a spec to seat the bearings? Can't find torque specs for any nuts on the deck. If I loosen the pulley bolt the blade will turn with one finger, it doesn't spin...

Replaced both spindles on old Murray 42" deck after one of the bearings took a dump. Now, the blades are really hard to turn by hand, (blade brakes held open). What did I miss?