bo dawg 507 #1 Posted March 31, 2012 I change the bearings in the mower deck spindle housing the hard way with out a press or puller. I use a punch to drive them out and then to install new ones I use a hard piece of plastic pipe fitting the same size as the outer ring of the bearing. But what does everyone else use and go about replacing them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 649 #2 Posted March 31, 2012 I do it the easy way, with my arbor press. Now before I had a press, I used all kind of different methods. Like my dad always said "where there is a will, there is a way". Words I've learned to live by. Matt :flags-texas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can whlvr 993 #3 Posted April 1, 2012 i dont have a press so its a plastic hammer and flat head to drive them out,but for people who havnt done this go slow and move the driver around the bearing,i bkoke a housing last time i changed bearings on one of my decks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 40,734 #4 Posted April 1, 2012 I had to replace some bearings last year. For some reason I could not no way no how get a punch of any kind to catch the race of the bearing to drive it out. I took it to a friend of mine who is a fabricator and builds racing engines for go-karts. He didn't have a punch either so he heated the spindle housing with his rosebud torch and the bearings fell out. I stuck the new bearings in the freezer for a couple of days and stuck the housing on the garage heater. They about fell back in. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites