Recent content by Davenj4f

Kawasaki has an issue with some of their engines with too much wire between the battery and the solenoid JD has a fix kit (AM107421) that utilizes a relay to bypass. Had to use it two of Ferris mowers with Kaw motors.

Look for debris stuck in the pulley.

Did you balance the blades ? Blades are not balanced in production. In my 10 years of commercial mowing, I only have about one out of 25 blades that are reasonably close to being balanced. A friend of mine bought a new mower, and was complaining about a vibration so bad he was going to take...

The mower will normally do that when turning. You didn't say if when turning or otherwise. But one factor will greatly influence that happening. Your blades need to be sharp (always a given), and the edge at the end of the side that's sharpened must not be rounded. It should come to a point...

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.