John Deere Myth- Don't grease those!

[@jddriver9565]

I heard the same story that i dont have to grease the spindels....I grease them regardless....good thing that I do.:) Thanks for this informative video!

[@dennisoneal8505]

Great no nonsense video. in over 35 years, and I've never replaced a mower deck spindle. I have always preformed PMCS on my mower, always greased the spindles. Use a hand pump grease gun pump, and add in grease until you feel resistance, then stop, no need to over grease.

[@NigelHaarstad]

I appreciate the in-depth look at this and the detail about how it's put together. I've been working on my parents' LA 145 that sounds like a crop duster when you engage the blades. Pretty sure worn bearings or rusty spindles are the culprit now that I've inspected, adjusted, or replaced just about everything else that could cause excess noise/vibration. I'm not a mechanic but I enjoy the challenge of getting in over my head on a project, so getting a good look at the guts of this part is super helpful. Thanks!

[@nathansmith2418]

Your absolutely correct Lucas xtra in mine over 500 hours 12 year old machine hit em in April again in July works for me once cavity is full don’t require much to make it burp worth it in my opinion

[@leonast9673]

Grease is a carrier for oil. The oil will seep out of the grease and slowly travel to other areas , some oil will get past the seal and lube your bearings. Get a paper shop or house towel and put a shot of grease on it from your grease gun. Set this aside and check it the next several days. You will find the oil seeping out of the grease and traveling outwards in the paper towel, same happens inside the spindle housing. 😮

[@mrfixit0067]

If you add the grease it may help keep the temperature down on the spindle increasing the life of the spindle.

[@martincavazos6685]

THANKS for a satisfying answer I’ve had on greasing my mower blade bearings. Good Luck with your Utube spot, lm now a subscriber.

[@colinreid7305]

If one used good quality sealed bearing and perhaps removed one seal and inspected the grease for quality and quantity, the bearing will last a very long time. The seals on quality bearing are a tight fit. The housing cavity is filled with grease to control the heat generated by the speed of the blades and to reduce the possibly of water/ moisture entering the cavity. If one side of the bearing has the seal removed centrifugal force will cause the grease in the bearing to fly out.

[@peterkizer6163]

Grease 'em. Running bearings "dry" shortens their life (on anything). My D140 has Zerk (grease) fittings on all three spindles (and elsewhere), for the price of grease (both my time and my $$$), it is well worth the cost to try to lengthen the life. Sadly, out of three spindles, only the one on the left is accessible to a grease gun - the fitting on the right spindle faces inward, the fitting on the center spindle faces backward. Put another way, I have to drop the deck, and I shouldn't have to. Bottom line: maintenance is required. Great series of videos!

[@cbryant9542]

@cbryant9542 0 seconds ago The grease fittings from what I know correct me if I’m wrong don’t actually go to anything. They all dead end…..

[@Staches]

Thank you! GREASE RECOMMENDATION?

[@Mechanical_Mind]

For lawn tractors spindles any general purpose grease is fine.

[@MrTdrnmartin]

Great video! I have a 2-ish year old S170 with about 80 hours on the mower deck. I had some trouble getting grease into the spindles the last time I greased it. I want to replace the grease fittings, but I can't find a part number anywhere for the grease fittings on the spindles. What size are the grease fittings on the AUC15811?

[@timr31908]

When you pump the grease and the spindle the grease will push that outer seal off eventually... But who cares least you're getting fresh grease through your bearings

[@philliphall5198]

Drill and tap unit and remove the inter.covers, then hit it with grease gun every 6 hours of mowing I do new decks all the time and it’s going to pay off in labor and high price parts

[@jamesreardon8585]

can you let us know where you get the bearing kits for the Z900 series spindles please mate plus details such as part number? I think I asked before but cant find it

[@Mechanical_Mind]

Hey James! Thank you for becoming a member! Yes I will get you that info when I get back home. I just arrived at work.

[@jamesreardon8585]

@@Mechanical_Mind cheers mate, i've subscribed to a shipping agent so should be all good .. although they refused to ship a rifle scope last week!

[@Mechanical_Mind]

​​@@jamesreardon8585Hey James here is a video repsonce made for you kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZjLkJynjdShgKs Ive been getting the bearing and seal kits from Amazon via this link www.amazon.com/Kit-John-Deere-TCA24880-TCA17517/dp/B07DFRDHHQ

[@donflash1128]

One spindle failed on my s120 with 100 hours.. I can’t install the blade normally because the spindle spins when tightening.. i have to hold the blade all the way up as far as I can then tighten it.

[@donaldwbarkey7458]

I grease my spindle bearings on my JD E140 every month.I have 186 hrs on them. The other day after greasing I’m hearing a squeal underneath for the first 4-5 mins then it stops and sounds normal? Is this too much grease? Is grease heating up?

[@theplayernkc]

I'm getting a John Deere S100 delivered tomorrow from Home Depot. From my understanding a John Deere tech puts these together for Home Depot, not sure if that is true or not. I'm just curious if I should go ahead and add grease to these before I use the mower or assume that the tech already made sure they were greased properly. What do you say?

[@AnonymousGameWarden]

Depends on the HD. They used to have JD techs assemble, but now most use a 3rd party thats just gone thru a john deere training. I wouldnt put too much stock in those third parties. If it were me id just add some grease to have peace of mind. A little more grease never hurt.

[@ronrollins381]

The John Deere D130 I purchased in 2012 from Home Depot was assembled by a John Deere dealer equipment for mowers to combines in a neighboring city. The dealer label is on the rear of the mower.

[@remowb]

I assume you've worked on JDX350s so can you tell me how to get the shaft out of a spindle that's on these mowers? These spindles are made different than the ones in your video. I tried hitting the top of shaft with a hammer but it wouldn't budge so I stopped before I damaged something. Thanks!

[@Mechanical_Mind]

Not sure what year or deck size you have. If you have a 42" deck you have to just replace the entire spindle. The dealerships can't even get rebuild parts for those spindles. The other ones can be rebuilt. Some have snap rings on top, and others just need some persuasive hits with a malet. Sometimes, I need to remeive the grease fitting the be able to hit the shaft hard enough

[@remowb]

@@Mechanical_Mind It's a 48" deck. Not sure of the year, but mower was new about 4 years ago. Thanks for the reply

[@robclay1099]

Thank you sir👍

[@Mechanical_Mind]

Thanks for watching!

[@AnonymousGameWarden]

Thank you for this video, very helpful! Would you recommend just pumping grease until you see it oozing out. Or just a few pumps each spindle?

[@DarrelAnderson-cv7wp]

2 or 3 pumps every 15hrs of mowing will make it live a long time. I have a John Deere Z425 Zero Turn with 565hrs on it and never replaced a spindle bearing yet. My spindles have zerks on the top side of the deck spindle tower which makes it easy to grease. Maintenance is everything with equipment.

[@gunthertooty6594]

Very great video thanks for making it thumbs up :- )

[@CharlesKeisler]

You can pull the seal on the inside of each bearing and then replace the bearing , the grease is not getting past the seal.

[@stanleywilson8463]

I have a John Deere z665 and I thought the clutch went out so I brought a new one but having same issues the clutch wants to spend but blades not in gauging and make like a binding sound. What are your thoughts the closest John Deere dealer wants $1200

[@Mechanical_Mind]

Sounds like you have a spindle or a deck idler that has seized up. To check each spindle and idler pulley you need to spin them with the belt no touching them. Also check the belt tensioner pulley. What does the dealer want $1200 for? Did they inspect it?

[@timr31908]

Pretty sad they have a greaser but the bearings can't get the grease... Remind me of our government....😮

[@charlesmartin2339]

i have d140 and have problem with one is it wort to rebuild it or buy anew one?

[@Mechanical_Mind]

I'd just buy a new one

[@paulmorak8184]

Shouldn't have those bearings been flipped around so the open side is in the cavity

[@steveeber2324]

That Toro bearing is not sealed. It is a shielded bearing.

[@professor_thunder]

If you want non sealed bearings buy non shielded bearings.

[@GTObearclaw1]

Simply earth shattering, 😂

[@richardwernst]

I don't get it, the title says don't grease, yet you keep saying to grease them????

[@dougkahler7152]

Don’t matter if they are sealed. They heat up and suck grease into the bearings. Stupidest thing you can do is ignore grease fittings! And that spindle that don’t have a grease fitting I’d be drilling and tapping it for a grease fitting before ever returning it to my customers. You save them money by spending an extra 10 minutes fixing an engineering oversight they will see your commitment and you’ll have a return customer for life. I worked in a fabrication manufacturing shop for twenty five years those sealed bearings with no grease zerk is a joke. It’s a ploy to get you to break equipment in 1/3 of time of a normal bearings life cycle!

[@ronrollins381]

Water and things are sucked into the spindle and bearing when the spindle and bearings cool down.

[@tomgia1964]

👍🏼

[@sherrischneider2794]

The China bearings are not of good quality. Its proven with everything they copy. Buy USA made bearings

[@somewhatcurious3085]

Good luck with finding US made bearings. The best I can find are NSK's made in France or Italy.

[@ronrollins381]

Do not buy anything if possible made in China unless you like to replace things frequently. Anything made anywhere in the world is better than made in China. May take a little looking, that is what the internet is for.

[@sherrischneider2794]

You are going to go through 2 or 3 tubes of grease trying to get lube to both bearings. The grease will flow to the bearing with the least tight seal. One end will be a mess with excess grease. Just replace the bearings, cheaper than 3 tubes of grease.

[@Mechanical_Mind]

No need to push the grease out of the spindle just fill up the empty cavity and maybe add a bit of pressure to the bearings with grease vs nothing. Plus Id never go though the trouble of rebuilding this spindle vs just replacing it entirely

[@GTObearclaw1]

So how many tube of grease did you think it took exactly? And by your logic it’s smarter to run it to failure and replace bearings because they are cheeper than grease? Absolutely magnificent advice. Let me just throw away everything Iv learned about the most basic information and thank god I won’t waste 3$ on a tube of grease that use to completely grease three of four machines. Thank you so much.

[@fishnriver]

Want to make a better video? Don't move the camera so much and move it slower.

[@Mechanical_Mind]

I'll totally accept that constructive criticism and I agree with you 100%. I admit I need to improve.

[@Herman6507]

13 minutes on such subject is way too much. The average attention span here on KZbin is approx 5 minutes on an interesting subject alike this. No offense.

[@dogefall123]

who are you to give him advice on how make a video? he has almost 15k subscribers, you have 3 💀💀

[@Mechanical_Mind]

The only reason I made this video is because I was constantly getting asked by viewers about that specific topic. But thanks for the video making advice...🫡