I pulled the complete axle out and need to clean the rust off of the axle so I can remove the bearings.
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I used a 3M Scotch Pad on it and cleaned it up and the bearings slide off. It looks like the seal came loose in the bearing block. I need to see if I can find new seals and reuse the bearings. Cub wants around $50 for each one and there are 4 total. The arrows point toward the differential. The left bearing is what I call a babbitt bearing and the right one is a roller bearing....that is not in any oil and doesn't have a grease fitting.
What were they thinking!
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Here is the "babbitt bearing", it is the one near the differential. It has a seal around the axle on the outer side and a seal around the block on the side towards the differential(side shown). The two make a complete seal to the axle tube.
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And here is the roller bearing, it is near the hub and has seals on both sides.
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Okay guys. I need to find seals for this thing. Can anybody tell me what seal this is? It looks like it was made by KTP and the number is 4885.
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Thats all for tonight. Stay tuned for tomorrow knights episode.
