Spindle bearings? Help please....

[corvettteguy]

I bet the bearings are the de size as the old ones used to be
Did you put the spacer back in between the bearings?

This has happened to me a few times and it has been that the groove in the spindle that the bearing sits on has wore down.
The best thing to do is replace the spindle or you can get a washer to sit on the groove and just touch the outer part of the bearing.

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

I think I found a way to make it work.
I put a 1.25" spacer in and tightened it up.
The blade had little drag, but there was
substantial side to side play.
I continued to grind off 50/1000 or so until
there was no side to side play and it seems
to work.
The final measurement of the spacer was 1.170 "
Now to hook it up.

 

[Carscw]

I think I found a way to make it work. I put a 1.25" spacer in and tightened it up. The blade had little drag, but there was substantial side to side play. I continued to grind off 50/1000 or so until there was no side to side play and it seems to work. The final measurement of the spacer was 1.170 " Now to hook it up.

that should work I did this on a cub cadet

 

[corvettteguy]

I wound up with a spacer of 1.180 to make the pulley
spin and have no lateral
movement.