Your welcome, I couldn’t find a good video to explain this procedure. so I figured I just make one, I’m not a TH-camr but hopefully I did my best to explain how to get these spindles out and not ruin your pulley.
I like your little homemade socket into a driver tool idea I thought I’d try my three jaw puller but I’ve got a second option now!!! I just replace the bearings and on those I actually always drill the housing and add a zerk and I pull the inside bearing seals or lips so I can grease my bearings… I hate sealed bearings that’s okay for homeowner but a pro mower should have a grease zerk… they are just cheap
7:19 On the Metro 36, there should be an allen head set screw behind the pulley which is in video here. It will be hidden and hard to see. In such case, you may need to remove the four or six bolts/nuts holding the spindle under the cutting deck to tilt the whole assembly and see the location of the set screw if it is there. Even after removing the set screw, I couldn't remove the pulley, it was frozen to the spindle shaft. Even used a jaw gear puller and a homemade socket to hit it on top with a hammer. After breaking off part of the cast iron pulley wheel with the puller, I finally gave up and used an angle grinder to cut out enough of the pulley to drop it down past the cutting deck. Then ordered an entire new spindle assembly which comes with a pulley.
U take a plate bout 1/4 thick drill two holes in it (hence what those holes are for in pulley ) then put your socket in middle and toss two bolts threw those holes to your plate . U make a puller basically that’s what those 3 holes are for 🤣
Actually. A steering wheel puller with 3 bolts and nuts is all you need. It lines up perfectly with all three holes. Same pattern.
ThThank you for this information I just bought a 36 walking on X Mark metro I really appreciate you taking the time to show the spindle replacement
I made my own puller whole deck took 10 mins lol
Your welcome, I couldn’t find a good video to explain this procedure. so I figured I just make one, I’m not a TH-camr but hopefully I did my best to explain how to get these spindles out and not ruin your pulley.
I like your little homemade socket into a driver tool idea I thought I’d try my three jaw puller but I’ve got a second option now!!! I just replace the bearings and on those I actually always drill the housing and add a zerk and I pull the inside bearing seals or lips so I can grease my bearings… I hate sealed bearings that’s okay for homeowner but a pro mower should have a grease zerk… they are just cheap
Exmark metro mower Spindle removal & pulley removal Part 2
7:19 On the Metro 36, there should be an allen head set screw behind the pulley which is in video here. It will be hidden and hard to see. In such case, you may need to remove the four or six bolts/nuts holding the spindle under the cutting deck to tilt the whole assembly and see the location of the set screw if it is there. Even after removing the set screw, I couldn't remove the pulley, it was frozen to the spindle shaft. Even used a jaw gear puller and a homemade socket to hit it on top with a hammer. After breaking off part of the cast iron pulley wheel with the puller, I finally gave up and used an angle grinder to cut out enough of the pulley to drop it down past the cutting deck. Then ordered an entire new spindle assembly which comes with a pulley.
U take a plate bout 1/4 thick drill two holes in it (hence what those holes are for in pulley ) then put your socket in middle and toss two bolts threw those holes to your plate . U make a puller basically that’s what those 3 holes are for 🤣