Recent content by Davenj4f

Update: Last week I removed the relief fittings (spring loaded weep hole plugs) and installed standard plugs. After 3 days of light mowing (by my standards) I removed the plugs and pumped more grease in. Before I installed the plugs last week, the 2 outside spindles took 16 pumps of grease...

Can't deal with the internal spacer till I tear one down again. Meanwhile, I'm going to use a plug in the weep hole and see if that is where the grease is exiting from. The weep hole fitting (called "relief fitting") screws into a M10x1.0 nut, but I thing it is a pipe thread. Will check at...

OK I follow. You are letting the top bearing be able to move up as needed. But the trash shield is pressed in over the bearing. There is one for the bottom bearing also. The trash shield holds the bearing in place, and the pulley is on top of the trash shield. I need to look and see if the...

I have to use the shop press to push everything in place. About the weep hole. I took the weep hole relief fitting off and was surprised as to how it is made. It has a spring loaded plunger that the spring keeps closed to the outside, but pressure from the grease gun can force grease out...

I think I understand what you are saying. I'll check that measurement next time I have one apart. But I think the bearings are tight and have to be pressed in, but will see. If one will slide on by hand, I will be able to measure. No way to measure once together.

Not sure what you mean by pushing the outer race with fingers. I use my shop press to disassemble and reassemble. Attached is the spindle parts, nothing complicated.

Yes. Notches at either end.

Decided to go with Schaeffer Green Extreme Pressure Waterproof Grease NLGI #2. Good for high temps also. Thanks for replies. Will check out all suggestions.

I see a bunch on Amazon. Any particular brand to go for, or stay away from ? Or doesn't matter, long as it's hi temp disc brake bearing grease ?

I like that thought. I will do next time I have them off. Or feel real industrious and not tired !! I hadn't thought of that, thanks.

Forgot to add, it's usually the bottom bearing that goes bad.

The spindles already have a weep plug at the bottom. After two days of mowing, i can pump 10-15 times to fill back up with grease. I was wondering where does the grease go ? The only place is out the weep hole that I can figure. Are you suggesting that I add another at the top ? Interesting...

Good morning. The spindle would rattle, be loose. I could feel the roughness in the deck lift pedal. After disassembling, the bearing are very loose. I'm using Briggs & Stratton parts, proper part number. Sealed on one side, sealed side installed to the outside, just like the original.

Thanks for the reply. You are correct about 3rd party replacements. Never had much luck with any of them. When I bought all new units, I got them from the dealer. Came in boxes with B&S stickers on them. When I rebuilt them, I used Briggs & Stratton parts. Bearings, trash shields, and...

ISX2200, 52", FT730V EFI I keep having to replace or rebuild my spindles. I can rebuild them in my sleep I think. I do some heavy duty cutting, fields, pastures, bunch of lawns. I chew up small limbs at times, finger size, even shave the top of a root on occasion. Don't hit bricks, etc. I...