Questions about a 367 mower deck rebuild.

[Kelsey 91]

When I get time I've been slowly working on a 367 mower deck.

First Photo
The cross shaft had a Double Sealed Bearing 3/4" x 1-5/8" x 1/2" that fit snug in the aluminum housing and was fairly snug
on the shaft(maybe because of some rust). The .744 measurement is the shaft and the inside of the bearing.


Second Photo

On the other side of the shaft there was a  Toro 101480
bearing that was loose in Al housing (the bearing was pinched in place) and was fairly tight on removing
it from the shaft. The .665 is the inside measure for the 101480 bearing.
. 
What bearing should be used? I don't have access to a bearing press. It appears  that the bearings and
Al housings have to be assembled in place right on the deck. 

Third Photo


I'm thinking it was a belt alignment problem that caused the wear on the shaft and the pivot tube.
Once all  the parts are in place, the alignment problem should correct itself.
Also, would brass bushings help with the final alignment with the shaft and tube? The tube is worn
but I think a couple of pinch points should keep the bushing in its place. 

What say the WH community?
 

 

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,510]

I always thought the 101480 bearing was .750"x1.625"x.500". None of the other dimensions are metric bearing sizes either.

Garry

[squonk 43,899]

Those bearings are supposed to be press fit on the shaft and staked into the aluminum housing. I have seen a lot of those decks where the bearing starts to go bad and starts to spin on the shaft wearing down the shaft.

[Kelsey 91]

Those bearings are supposed to be press fit on the shaft and staked into the aluminum housing. I have seen a lot of those decks where the bearing starts to go bad and starts to spin on the shaft wearing down the shaft.

Below is a photo with the two shafts. The top shaft is going on the 36" deck.
The bottom shaft came off my FIL's 32"deck and you can see how it's worn
down because of bearing.  I mixed up the two different size bearings. I had some new bearings
but I didn't check for the size and I just grabbed them. Then I jumped to conclusions. I worked on the
larger deck and left it alone for a 3 weeks or so. I got caught up doing other things around the house. When
I got back to working on the deck, it was one of those moments where I scratched my head and tried
to figure out where I left off on this project.
I'm sorry about the mistake with the bearings.