Bad Blades Ruin Spindles on a Husqvarna Riding Mower Easy Diy Tips. How to replace noisy spindles 

Love this guy ! Most informative, helpful, no nonsense videos l have ever watched. I been doing this type of work since I was a teenager in the 70's and T Bone , you the Man. Thanks

Last summer 2023 I took my deck off and set up on 2 sawhorses to change out the spindles and blades. I took the 4 bolts out of the spindle but it was kinda stuck to the deck still. Well I tapped on the shaft. The shaft fell out with the blade still on it ( should’ve taken the blade off I guess) anyway the blade bounced off the one of the sawhorses and ripped my inner thigh. I want go any further to gross you out. Let’s just say I almost bled to death. Hospital stay. It hurts still to talk about it! Take you time like this nice fellow dies y’all. It ain’t worth getting in a hurry! Love your videos brother man. From the swamps in Louisiana I stay next to the duck dynasty boys. Y’all be good!!

You were right the first time. There are teeth on the pulley. Splines are found on a shaft, in this case, the spindle shaft.

Thanks for the tip on making sure the blades are even. I'm working on an identical mower right now. The main complaint is the blades don't cut even. Guess why? This guy mows anything in his way, rocks, hunks of scrap metal, anything!! Thanks again, great video

5:00 great tip! After I changed spindles I noticed that blade is wobbling as you said (I just bought used yth 18542). I ordered new cup bolts but in meantime I fabricated additional washers out of sheet metal (sits between old bolt and the blade). That made blades sit tight for now.

Yes it was very loud my friend awesome video

Great video on changing the spindles on a HusQ. Thank you for sharing with us!

I luv the electric hitch. It makes doing these repairs much simpler. I've been lifting my lately with a tractor front loader or just drive the setup on rhino ramps.

Thank you T Bone for the info

Thank you enjoyed the video

1983 Snap on ! AND NEVER REPLACED THE BATTERY!😂🤣👍🏾

A real mechanic will make do with what ever tools he has and make it happen….. Thanks for # and information

Thanx old dude! (Yer brothers)

Love your videos, thank you

Great work I use to remove the deck from Thomas in Ireland

good video. its amazing how many people refuse to take care of their stuff because they dont want to spend the money as they see it as unnecessary. probably from a complete lack of understanding anything about this stuff. Also you should NEVER use any power equipment bare foot or even in sandles. Always wear at least full covering shoes like sneakers. Always.

Holy grass clippings!! I have changed some bad blades for a few people but NOT that bad!!

Great video like always....BTW, I love the artwork on the back of the toolbox!

Just stumbled across your video---loved it!!!!!!

Perfect video about replacing blades and spindles on this machine. You mentioned the air hose leaking sound. I have that same leaking sound and I do not even have a compressor.

Well Mr. T-Bone, you and Taryl are my main go to channels now...awesome content, video and humor, keep up the great work..👍👍

Hot Damn T-Bone🔥🔥🔥, You the man, started watching your videos about a month ago, they are so informative! Keep up the good work, Oh, and say Hello to Mrs T as well !

My air compressor broke it is 23 years old but I got air tools now I got buy a used air compressor I fixed it like 4 times already it’s time for a new used one great videos 👍🤘

Brother I still love your videos

Thank you sir😊

Thanks for the great video and info T-Bone 🥩💪💪

Thanks

Nice video T-Bone, you always make it look so easy brother. 🙂👍 Hey Mrs T-Bone 👋

Well done

Great video T-Bone, the customer sure got their money's worth out of them blades 👍

Then the hospital catches fire, then you,,,,, great optimism T-Bone,,, loved it 🤣🤣🤣. This job was way toooooooooo easy although I said bearing squealing lol.

Great video.... Thanks. How do you keep crank case oil from fouling plug when tipping mower as such??.

👍👍👍Thank you.

The blades on my craftsman gt tractor were in bad so I replaced them as well as the spindles and the spindle housings plus replacement of the ideler pullies

Awesome Video

Hey hey T-Bone that there is some good info. Thanks

Wow i have seen blades bad but that was the worse right there and that noise from the spindles 🤦‍♂️ nice work t-bone 🔧

Great video mate Tbone

Nice safety shoes TBone!

you the man t bone

I've never seen blades THAT torn up. Those blades are made of special heat treated alloy steel. They are strong. I cut a 3/4 inch steel pipe fitting in half mowing along a canal. I saved it for years.

I'll get my model and serial numbers and check

Another awesome video my friend! Love the “bite me” part 😂 seems like everyone of these days has an opinion, all Monday morning quarterbacks!

The 6-point star on my Craftsman pro series 46-inch appears worn on both spindles. I suspect as a result of my heavy-duty Oregon blades striking the top of a tree root, etc. I have approximately 250 hours on my tractor. Can I just order and replace the center shaft and 6-point star - or should I order an entire assembly as you did in this video? I don't have an impact wrench but I'm okay using a ratchet wrench. Where do you recommend I purchase the replacement parts. We no longer have Sears anywhere in Hawaii. Thanks!

My Deere D130 just started having the blades kissing each other intermittently, about every 10-15 seconds. It didn't do that when I replaced the spindles and the blades last summer. I have no clue what changed over the winter. I am tempted to sharpen and reinstall the old blades to see if that resolves the problem. Ever come across an issue like that?

What size deep well socket for the big bolt you removed @2:40 ?

Like you safety equipment, and since of Hummer 😂

I have a Husqvarna YTH22v46 that started making horrific banging noises underneath and couldnt find any cause. All pulleys and spindles seem to spin normally (at least I think). I started pulling blades off. One blade has the metal "wing" broken off and the mounting bolt was barely tight. Once removed and mounting surfaces wire brushed, i could not for the life of me get the 5 stars to line up! It seems the 5 stars on the spindle shaft are disfigured and worn way short. The other blade had the bolt cross-threaded so it ripped all the threads out of the shaft when i forced it out. Question - should i go ahead and just replace all deck idlers along with the spindles and belts for a "once and done"? This mower is only 3yrs old, but was used for a commercial mowing business for 2 years. I believe the hour meter shows about 190 hours now. The mower was certainly beat to hell, but i got it cheap. I just want to avoid dropping the deck twice, or ruining new spindles. Thanks!

Are these Husqvarna blades defective where the dove tail sheers off

Just wondering if there are any issues with jacking mower up like that? Wondering about the oil in the engine doing damage? Maybe a good time to drain oil first. Thanks for this!!!!

@ 12:39 who else caught that the floor camera shot was a retake? Shop door open, and shoes on….. 🤣

I don't see where the "spindle is ruint". Mine is, on one side, the star is gone. Do I have to replace both? Is the orientation of the new blades random? anywhich way?

My wife's rider I had to do some maintenance on. Just got it out of storage. First mow was good. This one today lots of grind noise and worse on turns. I see you raised the mower up like that. The oil and gas doesn't leak out?

Great video. I have a similar mower with a Kohler 20hp single Courage engine. It has 496 hours on it. How much life do you think I have left in it? Thanks!!

You probably caught it later but I noticed the right front tire was almost flat when it was up for servicing

Its that Columbia sand. Every time you cut grass its like sandblasting your blade and mower deck.

What if your blades want turn

Worn out and badly out of balance will crack deck and destroy brg

Who do you like for parts ? I've bought some junk in yhe past !

New bearing are sealed grease cant get in or out now if you put in new ones your self take out the inside seal and then you can grease but the first time you grease them it may thke a whole tub of grease for both spindles not just 5 or 6 pumps of the gun

Ouch my ears what is wrong with people 🤷

what is the average life span of spindles on a rider???

how just how did they blades get like that

I take the new ones apart and remove the inside plastic covers every time and grease them Info the owner theses are now to be greased

Blades like that ya might as well mow the lawn with hammers.

You don’t mow barefoot

Why did you grease a sealed bearing if you knew it was sealed? WTF? You should have removed the inside seal so the grease would do some good. How stupid.

As to the dead battery. My Craftsman DLS3500 46” Riding Lawn Mower Tractor has engine 31P977-0635 E1 0608157D which according to Briggs and Stratton the alternator output for charging "is unregulated in that the energy delivered to the battery is totally dependent on engine speed." As these charging systems aren't regulated, to prevent the battery from being overcharged, they seem to return just enough to hopefully start the engine the next time you need it and always having the battery only partially charged. After mowing charge the battery overnight on a battery charger/maintainer and you will probably find your engine starts better (especially if you have to crank it due to flooding,etc) and the battery will last much longer. Hope this helps.