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SPINDLE SERVICE PROCEDURE 02960553B and 02960553C
1.
Remove blade bar or pan.
2.
Remove hydraulic motor.
3.
Remove spindle assembly from mower deck.
4.
Drain remaining lubricant from housing.
5.
Using a 3/16" cape chisel, bend out the staking indentations on each side of the bearing adjusting nut. To
do this, place the chisel in the groove and parallel to the shaft. Drive the chisel downward until the inden-
tation is free of the shaft and threads (see Figure 1).
6.
Using the same chisel, straighten the tang on the lockwasher (if equipped with a lockwasher). NOTE:
The lockwasher will not be installed during assembly if the spindle uses the staked adjusting nut.
7.
Remove bearing adjusting nut and lockwasher (if equipped). Discard these parts. They are not re-
usable. Install a new adjusting nut when assembling.
8.
Screw the original blade bar bolts into the flange of the spindle shaft until they contact the bearing ring
(see Figure 2).
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