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I have to change bearings in my R.E. R..Is blade bar threaded or press fitted?Also can job be compleated while mower is standing up?Oh that was supposed to say spinlde in the title but i didnt know how to correct that.Thanks

You don't give us much info to help you. Brand and model of unit??? By blade bar, do you mean cutting blade? You say the spindle bearings are bad, have you checked the spindle shaft? It may be bad also. Don't know your mechanical ability, I would probably remove the deck, because it would be much easier for me that way. Guess we have more questions than answers.

Rivets said:

You don't give us much info to help you. Brand and model of unit??? By blade bar, do you mean cutting blade? You say the spindle bearings are bad, have you checked the spindle shaft? It may be bad also. Don't know your mechanical ability, I would probably remove the deck, because it would be much easier for me that way. Guess we have more questions than answers.

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Ok sorry bout that.I,m talking about snapper rear engine rider no #.s on machine old triangle handlebar job,two pedelsHave not seen shaft yet as i dont have it apart yet has a small amount of play i noticed when i stood it up to service it.Have berings and if i need shaft i,ll get one.I,m in wheelchair so i,m trying ti figgure best way to do this.Thanks

Trying to find your snapper to get some numbers, so I can help you. I cannot find any with a triangle handle bar. Found them with round, square and bicycle style. Are there any numbers on the engine, that I could cross check from.

Might have gotten lucky. Looks like you may have a Series 00 Comet. They came with either 5HP or 8HP engines and 26" or 30" deck. Will you try to find engine numbers for me?

Rivets said:

Might have gotten lucky. Looks like you may have a Series 00 Comet. They came with either 5HP or 8HP engines and 26" or 30" deck. Will you try to find engine numbers for me?

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It,s got a newer 10 hp.Briggs engine on it,Very little orginal on this.Figgured changing spindle bearings out would be same procedure on all of em anyways,id think.Is 30"deck thou.Thanks.

The blade bar is threaded on with a right hand thread. Righty tighty, lefty loosey. Stand the mower on its tail, find some way to prevent the spindle shaft from turning with the blade bar sitting level and hit the left side of the blade bar with a big hammer to loosen and remove the blade bar.

ILENGINE said:

The blade bar is threaded on with a right hand thread. Righty tighty, lefty loosey. Stand the mower on its tail, find some way to prevent the spindle shaft from turning with the blade bar sitting level and hit the left side of the blade bar with a big hammer to loosen and remove the blade bar.

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Thank you all for replys,Ill do that and hope i have no problems removings from spindle.Done it before but been years and years ago and i was able to stand and work with em then.Now just kinda a hobby!Thanks again

If you take your time, you should be able to do it. A suggestion, go to the Jacks small engine website, under Snapper, series 00, you should be able to find a breakdown of your unit. You can blow it up and print it out. Might help.

Rivets said:

If you take your time, you should be able to do it. A suggestion, go to the Jacks small engine website, under Snapper, series 00, you should be able to find a breakdown of your unit. You can blow it up and print it out. Might help.

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Quick update,Iwas able to get snapper up on end from my wheelchair and that bout kicked my old butt but its done,Small problem i,m havin now is top nut on shaft .Removed blade and blade bar and was able to get bearing from bottom with no problems.Wasnt able to get my impact on bolt on top because it has 3 in . shaft on impact and my impact sockets are 3in long also.If i was able to stand up and manhandle deck a bit i might could swing deck enough use it ,so any ways i soaked it with liquid wrench and i,ll try tommorrow agan.While it was up i serviced as much as i could till i get finished with bearings and put new boots on it.When i get a little froggy feeling tomorrow i,ll try again on top bolt and if that dont work recon i,ll have to remove deck from unit to finish.Thanks again!

A trick that might work. Wrap a piece of rope in the pulley as many times as you can and as tight as you can. Tie it off on something, axle, frame, etc. If you get lucky you might be able to now get the nut off using a breaker bar. Old cotton rope works the best for me, but others like nylon.

Rivets said:

A trick that might work. Wrap a piece of rope in the pulley as many times as you can and as tight as you can. Tie it off on something, axle, frame, etc. If you get lucky you might be able to now get the nut off using a breaker bar. Old cotton rope works the best for me, but others like nylon.

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Thanks Mr. Rivets,I,ll try that as soon as i get out in shop this am.Drinking 3rd cup of coffee tryin to get going,soaked that nut last evenin in liquid wrench hope it,ll come off easy today.Did talk to wife last eve and i,m going toinvest in a 1\2 ton hoist to jack these up on end a bit easyer.Tryin to stand them up from chair is getting a bit harder every year for some reason! i,ll be 80 in Aug.Let ya,ll know how it comes out later.