I am trying to find a replacement spindel for my 54” deck. Part number 603-0690, all the sites say it is discontinued. Does anyone know another part number for a spindel that i can use?
Jim
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BlazNT
If the spindle case its self is still good you can purchase all the internal part of it to fix it.
If you would give us the full model and serial number of your unit, we may be able to find your a replacement. Just giving us a part number doesn’t give us much to go on. Too many variables to give you an accurate reply.
Thanks for the advise. Messicks were able to find me a replacement spindle assembly, pricey, but gotta have it. Old spindle has a crack in the case, it would take a very good welder to fix it.
Hard to believe how hard it is to find replacement spindle's for this deck. My next question? Where/what deck's will fit this mower, if I was to replace the whole deck in the future.
The current MTD deck will fit with a little adjustment to the mounting centeres.
I had to buy some of these spindles 2 years ago and warned the forum that they had been discontinued so if you have one you should stock up and got poo pooed on from a great height.
According to the flag waving patriots America is so great the parts will always be available.
Funny enough those people never bothered to post on this thread.
MTD adopted the quick change Cub deck system almost the first day after they took them over.
And a good thing it was too..
Your deck is something better than 20 years old.
Do not throw the old housing out, they are easier to repair than you think.
We had a fab shop down here that was doing obsolete spindle housings in steel.
They are only a tube with a flange, a very simple operation for any boilermakers shop.
Keep those bearings nipped up & greased and that spindle will do tens of thousands of hours.
Both Rotary & Oregon do replacement shafts and nuts.
That should be a tapered roller bearing set up
So either the outer races are not fully home or the spacer between the two inner races is missing or too short.
Thus when you tighten the nut the inners wedge down onto the shaft & lock it in place.
Like Bert said, you may not have set the bearing in down to the seat. On most spindles the bearing on the blade side is seated when it is about an 1/8” below the spindle edge.
That should be a tapered roller bearing set up
So either the outer races are not fully home or the spacer between the two inner races is missing or too short.
Thus when you tighten the nut the inners wedge down onto the shaft & lock it in place.
So I paid a guy to look at it. He sent me to a store to get the spacer, sleve and seal. he put it back together it cost me 70.00 total but the seals were too small so i got new seals but i didn't see any spacers... Would a cub cadet dealer have the spacers?
The shaft comes out from the bottom, so pull it out and see what is there before you go getting new parts.
IT could be he has not pressed the outer races in far enough.
In fact it would be a good idea to pull one of the good ones apart to see how it goes together
And in particular to measure the distance between the two outer races .
One of the replacement shafts I bought had a thick section in the middle for the inners to bear against in place of the spacer, this was too short & I had to pop a couple of shims in there.
As the bearings wear those shims will get removed to put the correct crush on the rollers.
Thanks so much for the advice! Pulled the good one apart and made a spacer. It works perfect! I love this mower its perfect for my 2 acre yard and cuts better then all the other mowers I tried. Its a shame the deck is rusting out. I'm going to restore the deck next. any idea how much I can sell this for? Its a cub Cadet 53" Model 365 53CA1B6K100 code: 1C280G90C26 with the Kohler 20 hp
