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OT- Anyone ever take a kabota mower deck pulley off?

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641Dave

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I need to replace some bearings on my mower deck. It's a kabota t1560 with the RCK44LT deck.

I've got the nuts off the top of the pulleys (150) and have been soaking them with WD40 Penetrate spray for a few days but the pulleys won't come off. They feel like they are fused to the shaft (050).

I'm one step away from putting some wood shims under the pulleys and bringing out the big hammer.

Just wondering if they were usually this hard to take off or if I was missing something.

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Looks like a keyed shaft into the pulley. Those things can get awfully tight. Looks like the shaft is tapered - even worse problem! I've taken some apart where the key virtually welded itself to the shaft. Had to grind it out with a Dremmel and cut off wheels. May have to get a gear puller, but be sure to be careful not to distort the pulleys or you'll be buying some new ones. Heat wrench may help. You might also get some replies about someone's favorite snake oil. Right now, I'm frustrated with them all. Ran a test on several and NONE penetrated rusted bolts more than a couple threads. Good luck.
 
Yeah, I can see the key but it isn't budging either and the gear puller started to bend the puller so I back off that idea. I've been wiggling the heck out of it with a couple of tire tools trying to get her loose.

It looks to me that with the top nut off, that shaft should drop threw the holder. As longs as the key comes loose I suppose.

I reckon some heat would do it good but dang I don't want to warp the pulley to bad.
 
Looks like Ray is right. From the breakdown pic they are stuck to a keyed shaft. A gear puller, heat and patience are your weapons of choice here. Check the price on a new sheave. It may be cheaper/quicker to cut the old one off and put a new one on!
 
I'd heat to cherry red, then let cool to about 250 F, and melt some
beeswax candle into the stuck area. Then try your puller. Note:
wd40 is useless as a penetrating oil!
 
If you do use the big hammer, puller or whatever, don't forget to put the nut back on the shaft, flush with the end of the threads, or the threads will likely be messed up.
 
Dave with our shop rate to the customer most times we find it is faster to cut the pulley. About 7 out of ten will end up getting bent. If the deck is over 2 or three years old just about impossible to pull the thing with out damage.
 
If you have the torch out anyway, heat the pulley hub on top and then use a tie rod tool and drive it under the pulley
 
If you get the pulley off the next problem will be getting the bearings out.Replacing the spindle with a new one is the best way.
 
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