Ariens/Gravely doesn't publish a service manual for this model. Our ultimate goal is to replace seals in a wheel motor. I've never seen a how-to for that but have the service manual from Hydro-Gear.
So I'll ask how to remove the castle nut that presumably secures the brake drum and/or hub. Yes the cotter pin is out, but the castle nut appears to be on there with death. I tried a breaker bar (how to hold the hub/drum from turning?) I tried a many-hundreds-of-ft pounds impact and it won't budge. So I'm clearly doing this wrong.
This obviously isn't the same type of scenario as on a typical trailer or car, because if a castle nut was this tight on one of those the bearings would be cinched so tight the hub would not turn. What's the secret here? Thanks.
So I'll ask how to remove the castle nut that presumably secures the brake drum and/or hub. Yes the cotter pin is out, but the castle nut appears to be on there with death. I tried a breaker bar (how to hold the hub/drum from turning?) I tried a many-hundreds-of-ft pounds impact and it won't budge. So I'm clearly doing this wrong.
This obviously isn't the same type of scenario as on a typical trailer or car, because if a castle nut was this tight on one of those the bearings would be cinched so tight the hub would not turn. What's the secret here? Thanks.