Servicing The Blade Spindle - Toro Groundsmaster 3280-D Service Manual

Servicing the Blade Spindle

Disassembling the Blade Spindle
Cutting Units: Service and Repairs
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1. Locknut
2. Special hardened washer
3. Pulley
4. O-ring
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.
Figure 298
5. Oil seal (2 each)
6. Bearing spacer
7. Ribbed neck bolt (8 each) 11.
8. Spindle housing
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9. Grease fitting
10. Shaft spacer
Spindle shaft
12. Bearing set
Groundsmaster ® 3280-D/3320
05138SL Rev B