Woods L59 mower spindle rebuild and bearing replacement 

Mine isn't a left cut mine is under a 154 cub loboy

helpful , thanks .

Punch or chisel the races out takes less than two minutes, if there no lip to hit with the punch or chisel. weld a bead on the race and punch or chisel the bead...Have done it a hundreds of times the last 45 years.

Thanks for the video Tips for the future. 1. keep the camera as still as possible and when you do have to move it, move it slowly and with purpose. The fast jerky random movements made it very hard to watch. 2 as others have said. Just punch those races out with a chisel, it’s much easier than horsing around with a puller. 3 thank you for showing the parts diagram as that’s what I was trying to find and led me to this video initially. Thanks again and good luck.

Thank you for this video! I have a Woods RM600 mower, but the spindle assembly looks nearly identical, gave me a really good idea if what I need to tackle.

Just a few notes to assist anyone in the future when doing this repair. (1) Before dismantling take a pointed punch and punch marks on the sleeve and keyway where they align. This will identify the proper location of the retaining sleeve when reinstalling. (2) Supporting the housing @1:12 by the flange is a no no. I created a three piece housing when using this process as the flange broke off. Support directly under the bottom of the housing. (3) @12:50 bearing race removal; Mig weld all the way around the race and it will literally fall out. (4) Bearing race install @24:28 Use the removed race as an install tool. Using a belt sander grind down the original race to where it slides in and out of the bores easily. (5) @32:00 Remove that large spacer washer from the shaft. Install the lower bearing by using a piece of .875" tubing on the shaft before pressing the shaft back into the housing. This removes the stress placed on the bearing cone when reinstalling the shaft. (6) @39:28 Remove the grease fitting and check to see if the shoulder of the top seal is obstructing the grease passage. If so simply take a pin punch and a hammer and using the punch you bend the seal shoulder out of the way. Some replacement seals have longer shoulders. I hope this helps someone in the future. Thank you JR Maley for this video.

You wasted so much time from the get go. #1 You didn't need the press. Just use a dead blow hammer. Takes 3 minutes at the most. #2 The 3-jaw puller, the heat, cutting with the dremel. All wasted time. You just tap the races out from the opposite side thru the center with a Punch or Chisel. 20 seconds per side... Your way over thinking it.

Use a wire feed welder to get the races out. Just start welding down the center of the race and they will fall right out.

That's what I needed to confirm for getting the spindle out.

Crimmany sacks man, get a camera on a tripod and stop moving around...Nice try for your first time.