Woods RM990-3 Operator's Manual page 24

Proper bearing adjustment is essential to good bearing
life.
Lightly lubricate top seal, locate spring and place seal
squarely on housing with spring up away from housing.
Follow installation instructions given for bottom seal.
Top seal should be flush with, to 1/16" above, housing.
Blade Spindle Installation
Insert spindle through bottom of mower, positioning
grease fitting outward on outer spindles and to the rear
on center spindle. Secure to deck with four bolts and
flange lock nuts.
Place belt pulley over spindle shaft and seat split taper
bushing against spindle sleeve. Place flat washer and
bolt into threads of spindle shaft and torque to 35 lbs-ft.
Place split taper bushing bolts into threaded holes of
pulley and tighten alternately to 12 lbs-ft., securing pul-
ley to bushing.
Reinstall blades and belt.
WHEEL SPINDLE REPAIR
(For Pull-Type Mowers Only)
Wheel spindle repair is accomplished in a manner sim-
ilar to blade spindle repair. Refer to the wheel spindle
parts list and apply the repair techniques outlined in
Blade Spindle Disassembly and Assembly (page 23).
Adjustment is set and maintained with the slotted hex
nut and cotter key.
UNIVERSAL JOINT REPAIR
Two different style driveline U-joints are used. The
repair procedure is basically the same. One has inter-
nal snap rings (Figure 16); the other has external snap
rings (Figure 17). Determine which type you are repair-
ing and remove all four snap rings.
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1. Yoke
2. Journal Cross
3. Seal
Figure 16. U-Joint Exploded View
with Internal Snap Rings
1. Yoke
2. Cup and Bearing
Figure 17. U-Joint Exploded View
with External Snap Rings
4. Snap Ring
5. Cup and Bearings
6. Yoke
3. Snap Ring
4. Journal Cross
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