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I agree. I learn best by doing it myself. The new spindle was just delivered. It came with a pulley, which I didn't expect. (y) Great...

Now this is best way to learn what is needed to done. You're not pushed to get it done and give time to learn how to remove these worn...

Thanks. My garage now is one I inherited from my dad, with all his tools (that haven't walked off). It's a professional garage. He was...

Same parts...And yes both cone and cups needs replace any time one or the other is replaced due to wear. Normal when buying after market...

These are commonly use trailer and automotive bearings and should last for years as long they are kept greased. And some of us do than...

I'm not sure why, but last year, I only put about 30 hrs on it. I think the manual calls for service every 25 hrs. So I didn't think it...

You should grease the mower more often than once a year. Any play, or noise in bearings inside the spindle assembly will make the mower...

My bearing supplier, Amazon, isn't quite that cheap. One bearing is about $9. One cup... about the same. I DID find 4 sets of Timkin...

"Do the cones & cups need to be replaced as sets?" Never mind. I did a bit of research, and found that they get replaced together. I...

Here is an Ebay source...

Model # is 53RWEFJA050, DOM - 02/2016. Does that change anything? I speculated, "Is it possible that the 741-04129 bearing is not...

To be 100% sure need the model number from serial number tag but the following is for middle of pack model. Bearing should be LM11949...

Some people take a small dope needle and inject grease into the black rubber seal. That fills the bearing with grease. Then a small...

Is it possible that the 741-04129 bearing is not right for this spindle? When I search on 741-04129, I get hits for spindle rebuild...

Maybe, but all the fasteners not on the engine are SAE. Everything on the Kohler engine is metric. I measured the ID of the bearing. I...