Toro Groundsmaster 300 Series Service Manual page 343

6. Remove the lock nut and flat washer retaining the
spindle pulley on the spindle shaft. Slide the pulley off of
the shaft.
NOTE: All three spindle housing assemblies are differ-
ent from one another. A spacer is located beneath the
right--hand pulley (Fig. 35).
7. If the spindle shaft will be replaced, remove the blade
bolt (left hand thread), belleville washer and blade from
the spindle shaft. Otherwise, the blade may be left on the
spindle shaft.
8. Press the spindle shaft out of the spindle housing us-
ing an arbor press. The small bearing spacer should re-
main on the spindle shaft as the shaft is being removed.
9. The seals will be removed next; however, notice the
orientation of the seal lips. The lips of the lower seals
face outward. On spindle assemblies that have the
grease fitting on the housing (shown in Fig. 36), the lip
of the upper seal faces inward. On spindle assemblies
that have the grease fitting on the top of the spindle shaft
(shown in Fig. 34), the lip of the upper seal faces out-
ward. After noting orientation of seals, remove seals
from the spindle housing.
10. Allow the bearings and small thick spacer to fall out
of the spindle housing.
11. Using a punch and hammer, drive both of the bearing
cups out of the spindle housing. Also, drive the large
spacer out of the housing.
12. A large snap ring is still inside the spindle housing
and it should remain there because it cannot be easily
removed.
IMPORTANT: If new bearings will be installed into a
used spindle housing that has the original snap ring
installed, discard the large snap ring that came with
the bearings because it is not needed. However,
new bearings with their matched spacer set and
snap ring must always be installed when the spindle
housing is being replaced. Replacement bearings
are sold only with a matched snap ring and spacer
set. These parts cannot be purchased separately.
Groundsmaster 300 Series
3
1. Left hand spindle
2. Right hand spindle
3. Right hand pulley
FLAT WASHER
SMALL
SNAP RING
BEARING
BELLEVILLE
WASHER
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4
5
2
Figure 35
4. Left hand pulleu
5. Spacer
LOCK NUT
BEARING
LARGE SPACER
SMALL SPACER
LOWER
OIL SEAL
CENTER
SPINDLE
SPECIAL SCREW
(LEFT HAND THREAD)
Figure 36
1
CENTER
SPINDLE
PULLEY
UPPER
OIL SEAL
LARGE
SNAP RING
GREASE
FITTING
Repairs