Jack in Michigan
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The other day I was replacing the bearings in a hub assembly on a John Deere 50 Deck (off a John Deere 318). I have done this many times before with no problems, but this time while pressing the spindle out of the hub; the bearing was apparently seized on the spindle and since there is no clearance to get the snap ring out ahead of time the bearing that was stuck on the spindle when forced out, broke the hub where the snap rings fits, thus rendering the hub no longer usable. Any suggestions on how to prevent this from happening? Oh by the way I figure these were the original bearings, so they are probably over 30 years old. Thanks for any help! Jack