The Truth About Mower Spindles
Greaseable Mower Deck Spindles are designed to fail. I'll show you how to prevent that and keep your deck spindles in good shape for years to come.
A great tip from a viewer: tap the weep hole and put a small screw in it! I should have thought of that! Thanks Joseph!
Spindles for a YTH22V46 Husqvarna and many other Craftsman, Poulan, Husqvarna, Ariens tractors: https://amzn.to/3a2Uneh
My favorite Grease -Valvoline Cerulean: https://amzn.to/3fkaQvj
To answer a few questions that are coming up repeatedly in the comments:
1. This method has been thoroughly tested by myself and others. Spindle life is increased by multiple seasons for me and many others. We have disassembled spindles after multiple uses and multiple seasons after following this mod and it works extremely well.
2. I said in the video that no grease will get past the inner seals...that's not accurate. Some will, but not enough to keep the bearings greased the way they should be greased. Ideally, the new grease will push into the bearings, forcing the old grease past the outer seals (wipe this off after you grease your spindles). The weep hole prevents building too much pressure and dislodging the outer seals.
3. Most spindles will not allow the bearings to get displaced by over greasing, but....as many obviously are not aware, there are some spindles out there, on cheaper mowers, that have no retention on the upper bearing. There is a shoulder turned into the shaft that the pulley rests on. The pulley nut will hold the pulley in place, but they leave a gap between the pulley and the upper bearing. The upper bearing is just press-fit into the housing. When that fit is loose, the bearing can be pumped out of the housing. been there, done that. To resolve this, you can put washers between the pulley and the bearing face. The washer(s) should either cover the inner race and not touch the seal or the outer race, or should cover the entire top of the housing.
Thanks for watching!!
Dennis Coffey
Coffey Craftsman Co.
How to grease deck spindles
Видео The Truth About Mower Spindles канала Dennis Coffey
A great tip from a viewer: tap the weep hole and put a small screw in it! I should have thought of that! Thanks Joseph!
Spindles for a YTH22V46 Husqvarna and many other Craftsman, Poulan, Husqvarna, Ariens tractors: https://amzn.to/3a2Uneh
My favorite Grease -Valvoline Cerulean: https://amzn.to/3fkaQvj
To answer a few questions that are coming up repeatedly in the comments:
1. This method has been thoroughly tested by myself and others. Spindle life is increased by multiple seasons for me and many others. We have disassembled spindles after multiple uses and multiple seasons after following this mod and it works extremely well.
2. I said in the video that no grease will get past the inner seals...that's not accurate. Some will, but not enough to keep the bearings greased the way they should be greased. Ideally, the new grease will push into the bearings, forcing the old grease past the outer seals (wipe this off after you grease your spindles). The weep hole prevents building too much pressure and dislodging the outer seals.
3. Most spindles will not allow the bearings to get displaced by over greasing, but....as many obviously are not aware, there are some spindles out there, on cheaper mowers, that have no retention on the upper bearing. There is a shoulder turned into the shaft that the pulley rests on. The pulley nut will hold the pulley in place, but they leave a gap between the pulley and the upper bearing. The upper bearing is just press-fit into the housing. When that fit is loose, the bearing can be pumped out of the housing. been there, done that. To resolve this, you can put washers between the pulley and the bearing face. The washer(s) should either cover the inner race and not touch the seal or the outer race, or should cover the entire top of the housing.
Thanks for watching!!
Dennis Coffey
Coffey Craftsman Co.
How to grease deck spindles
Видео The Truth About Mower Spindles канала Dennis Coffey
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