Servicing The Blade Spindle - Toro Groundsmaster 7210 Service Manual

Servicing the Blade Spindle

Disassembling the Blade Spindle
Assembling the Blade Spindle
Cutting Deck: Service and Repairs
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1. Locknut
2. Special hardened washer
3. Pulley
4. O-ring
5. Oil seal (2 each)
6. Bearing set
1. Remove the locknut from the top of the spindle shaft.
2. Remove the special hardened washer and pulley from the shaft.
3. Use an arbor press to remove the spindle shaft from the spindle housing.
Note: Ensure that the spindle shaft spacer remains on the spindle shaft
while removing the shaft.
4. Remove the oil seals from the spindle housing.
5. Remove the bearing cones, O-ring, inner bearing spacer, and spacer ring
from the spindle housing.
6. Use an arbor press to remove the 2 bearing cups and outer bearing spacer
from the housing.
Note: The large snap ring can remain inside the spindle housing. Removing
the large snap ring is very difficult.
Note: A replacement spindle bearing set contains 2 bearings, a spacer ring,
and a large snap ring (items 1, 2, and 3 in
these parts separately. Also, do not mix the bearing set components from one
deck spindle to the another.
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7. Bearing spacer
8. Ribbed neck bolt (8 each)
9. Spindle housing
10. Grease fitting
11. Shaft spacer
12. Spindle shaft
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