Originally Posted By: asand1
Removing the inner seals and installing a zerk would make them last a LOT longer.
Yep. Even many of them with zerks from the OEM still have sealed bearings in the spindle. I never could figure out why. Like you say, unless you pull the spindle apart and somehow remove a seal w/out trashing the bearing, that grease is doing nothing but filling a void I'd think.
You did good BD! That rider looks darn good for going on 13yrs old. Might wanna keep that deck blown-off with a leaf blower though. She looks pretty bad up top.
Removing the inner seals and installing a zerk would make them last a LOT longer.
Yep. Even many of them with zerks from the OEM still have sealed bearings in the spindle. I never could figure out why. Like you say, unless you pull the spindle apart and somehow remove a seal w/out trashing the bearing, that grease is doing nothing but filling a void I'd think.
You did good BD! That rider looks darn good for going on 13yrs old. Might wanna keep that deck blown-off with a leaf blower though. She looks pretty bad up top.
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