Mower deck spindle grease seals
I'm replacing the outer spindle shaft on my 50C mower deck. For a few days I tried removing the old rusted pulley from the ST-745 shaft without success. I've got to mow the lawn, so I put aside the old spindle shaft for another day and ordered a new style spindle shaft assembly (759-3479) with the accessible roller bearings, cones, etc. from one of our forum sponsors.
The grease seal installation is confusing as I have two Cub Cadet instruction sheets (CC-132 and CC-169) which contradict each other. The CC-132 instructions say and show the open side of the seal facing upward of the bearing. In other words the closed side of the seal is towards the bearing. The CC-169 instructions say the seal lip (the open side) is facing towards the bearing.
Maybe the CC-132 is for use with the sealed type (water pump style?) spindle bearing, and the CC-169 is for the newer spindle bearings with the accessible bearings, cones, etc.?
Any suggestions?
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