Thanks for the reply, 'ol George. I guess I've managed to stump most everyone judging from all the views vs. replies! It sounds like you and I are on the same page though.
I've managed to correct the problem in 2 of the 3 spindles by shortening the spacer between the bearings (cones)...endplay is now at .003 on both. On the 3rd one, I'm having a problem. I adjusted it the same as the other two, spun the blade and heard a thump, thump noise every time it came around. I believe this to be a result of my 1st attempt to correct the endplay problem. I took too much mat'l off the spacer, torqued everything down and crushed the bearing (thus, thump, thump). Sooooo, I replaced the bearings and races in that spindle thinking it would solve my problem (with identical bearings). Now, (with a spacer that has not been ground down) there is absolutely no end play and I'm afraid of torqueing everything down in fear of crushing the bearings again! I'm really not having good luck with this and I'm at witt's-end. I really want the service/adjustment procedure for the spindles and/or the specs. (wear limits, etc, etc.) but of course, all that is dealer only stuff.
Again, thanks for the reply. I'm gonna give it a day or two before I work on it again...need some time to cool off!!!
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