AssemblingtheBladeSpindle
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Figure299
1.Bearing3.Largesnapring
5.Outerspacer
2.Spacerring
4.Innerspacer
Note:Areplacementspindlebearingsetcontains2bearings,aspacerring,
andalargesnapring(items1,2,and3inFigure299).Youcannotpurchase
thesepartsseparately.Also,donotmixthebearingsetcomponentsfromone
deckspindletotheanother.
Note:Areplacementbearingspacersetincludestheinnerspacerandouter
spacer(items4and5inFigure299).Donotmixthebearingspacersfromone
deckspindletotheanother.
IMPORTANT
Ifnewbearingsareinstalledintoausedspindlehousing,itisnot
necessarytoreplacetheoriginallargesnapring.Iftheoriginalsnap
ringisingoodconditionwithnosignofdamage(e.g.,spunbearing),
leavethesnapringinthehousinganddiscardthesnapringthat
comeswiththenewbearings.Ifthelargesnapringisdamaged,
replacethesnapring.
1.Ifthelargesnapringwasremovedfromthespindlehousing,installthesnap
ringintothehousinggroove.
Note:Ensurethatthesnapringisfullyseatedinthehousinggroove.
2.Installtheouterspacerintothetopofthespindlehousing.
Note:Ensurethattheouterspacertsagainstthesnapring.
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