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Hi All, I have a 1971 (or 72) Work Horse with the old style mule drive. I rebuilt a newer 36" RD deck that I use with my 1987 416 and on the Work Horse. The Work Horse seems to work harder with the deck and is a bit noisy. Decided it's time to repack or replace the bearings in the mule drive (everything on the deck is quite). The bolts holding the pulleys are in great shape and not deformed at all but they did not fit tight into the bearings. There was some slop in both pulleys yet the bolts and bearings inner rim were not deformed. I saw no trace of a bushing and the parts diagram does not show any just the bolts and spacers. So appears they were designed this way. I have used this Work Horse for years and am the 2nd owner. Still friends with the son of the Original owner so pretty sure all parts are original to the tractor. The manual lists the bearing as # 4567 for both the flat idler and the v pulleys. The actual bearings are marked Genbearco on the rubber seal & GB 22207 stamped in the collar. When I looked up this number on the web I came up with NOS for $70+! Is this the going rate for these or are generic bearings available? Also, it appears you have to press them out of the pulleys by pushing on the middle of the bearing thereby damaging the bearing. Or is there a way? Finally, I was thinking of attempting to pick off the rubber seal with the bearings still in the pulleys and cleaning and repacking. What do you guys think?? Dumb? or doable? Thanks All for any thoughts or suggestions!
