wonder bar nail puller pulley remover

[peter lena 8,822]

 @stevasaurus   found it !   this is the way you remove deck pulleys / spindles , note pictures for leverage . bolt  points under pulleys , penetrating oil , pulleys lift right off,  off , also regularly refer to spindle bearings , those 6203 / similar are also a very common ceiling bearing , with pathetic light duty grease , the spindle whyining is telling you of lube failure , regular for me to , carefully remove side shields , wipe out / flush with carb cleaner , re pack with  lucas green xtra HD chassis grease , also do the same on mule drive bearings , tell me how that works . if you look at the top of deck to pulley side picture , you will see a flat idler pulley up against the very long unsupported deck drive belt , not belt bounce , using this set up for years , bombproof , went after every stage , and made it better , 2 wonder bars on top of spindle deck mount bolts , snug fit on both leverage wonder bar swing outward solid leverage , put inside of W/B edge up against the pulley down slide area .  pulley lift off is solid smooth , this entire set up was a look / see , for me , once verified , added steps to every related bearing failure area , 12 bearings alone on mule drive , this works , pete

 

[Bar Nuthin 703]

I have three decks I plan on taking apart to salvage the best parts. I'm glad this post came up or I'm sure I would have ruined a pulley or two.