[jdougs]

Originally Posted by tobo127

Sounds odd to me also. The bearings should be mounted in their flanges quite tightly. Any movement could be loose mounting bolts (should be obvious), or maybe a worn shaft spinning inside the inner race (dust cup worn out, letting grit into the bearing, seizing the bearing)? In any case, I'd look into the problem and address it before any (or more) damage is done. If never removed before, good luck getting the tine tube off the output shaft. Both of the tillers I've done were a real bear to remove (lots of penetrating oil, soak time and heat, a big puller setup, a lot of banging, finally success)! Once removed, it's certainly worth the time to occasionally remove, clean and re-lube the tube shaft. Also a good time to recheck tightness of all hardware. These units take a beating when in use but do a great job!

Thanks for the input.

JD