Simplicity 1691682 Service & Repair Manual page 237

5. Using a pair of small screwdrivers, pry apart the
upper and lower arbor housings.
6. Remove the arbor shaft assembly from the lower
housing.
7. Support the inner race of the bearing, and using a
soft face hammer, drive the shaft from the bearing.
Repeat with other bearing.
NOTE: If the bearing is seized onto the shaft, more force
can be applied by inserting a punch down the bolt
hole of the shaft and driving with a hammer.
8. Remove the foam gasket.
9. Inspect the arbor shaft for damaged splines and dam-
age to the bearing race area. Replace if damaged. If
the bearings are not a press fit on the shaft, replace
the shaft.
Arbor Repair - Early Models
Figure 18. Split Arbor Housing
Upper
Housing
Bearing
Foam
Gasket
Bearing
Lower
Housing
Pin
Figure 19. Install Arbor In Housing
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Arbor Shaft
Assembly
Pin