GAJoe 852 #18401 Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) Painted the mower deck belt pullies for the spindles. Finished repacking the newly arrived spindle bearings with Lucas Green and began assembling the spindles. Edited February 11, 2023 by GAJoe added details. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9986 #18402 Posted February 11, 2023 C-125s tappet cover started leaking again. So took the whole thing apart and gave the mating surfaces a good clean. Refitted with new gaskets and joint sealer. Looks OK now after running it most of the afternoon while trying to get it running better. Had quite a fight until I realised it was flooding a touch. Off with the float bowl which was spotless. Rattled the float a bit and put the bowl back on. That cured the flooding. Maybe a speck of dirt had found it's way past the filters. Still not running as I'd like but much better. I'll maybe have a fiddle with the points. They're set at 20 thou'. I'll try 18 and see what happens. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAJoe 852 #18403 Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) I got the spindles reassembled, pullies and blades back on. @peter lenaI have no experience / feel for greasing these spindles. I know in HVAC applications you could easily blow the seals on fan bearings if you pump in too much. I repacked the bearings with Lucas Green. On the top bearing of each spindle I left both seals off so that the grease added would travel through the top bearing cage and go down to the bottom bearing. I left the top seal off of the bottom to allow the grease into that cage. I left the bottom seal in to keep the grease from running out. Will the air displaced by the grease escape easily enough but once the air is out the grease builds pressure rather quickly so that you can feel a sudden resistance to going in knowing to stop pumping? Edited February 12, 2023 by GAJoe correct grammar 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
