Blade Spindle Service - Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D Series Service Manual

Blade Spindle Service

Disassembly (Figure
Groundsmaster ® 4500-D/4700-D
19245SL Rev A
g310606
1. Spindle housing
2. Spindle plug
3. Spindle shaft
4. Oil seal
5. Shaft spacer
6. Spindle nut
300)
1. Remove blade spindle from cutting deck (see
9–4)).
2. Loosen and remove spindle nut from top of spindle shaft.
3. Remove the spindle shaft from the spindle housing which may require the
use of an arbor press. The spindle shaft spacer should remain on the spindle
shaft as the shaft is being removed.
4. Carefully remove oil seals from spindle housing noting direction of seal lips.
5. Allow the bearing cones, inner bearing spacer and spacer ring to drop out of
the spindle housing.
6. Using an arbor press, remove both of the bearing cups and the outer bearing
spacer from the housing.
7. The large snap ring can remain inside the spindle housing. Removal of this
snap ring is very difficult.
Figure 300
7. Grease fitting
8. Bearing
9. Spacer ring
10. Spacer set (2 piece)
11. Bearing
12. Large snap ring
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Blade Spindle Assembly (page
Cutting Decks: Service and Repairs