I've done a Toro from below. I believe my friend put his Santana in from
below.
BSharp4601@aol.com wrote:
>
> My Santanna O/D went toes up on me Saturday. A couple of days earlier I
> noticed that, when shifting out of high range, the shift lever seamed to go a
> little farther back than usual and even gave a little noise in the bargain.
> When it finally went, I got that ol' gravel hitting the floor sound
> indicating that a bearing was letting go.
>
> With the rear bearing cap removed, it appears that there should be a
> retaining clip fitted to a machined groove in the end of the main shaft.
> Well, it's gone, as is most of the rear main shaft ball bearing. I haven't
> gone any deeper yet, but I'm not looking forward to it.
>
> When I installed it, it went in through the top, with the seat box removed.
> Has anybody had any experience pulling one of these from the bottom? It was
> a really tight fit shoehorning it in from the top. If possible, I'd prefer
> not to remove the seat box. I may have no choice. Just looking for a short
> cut that may not exist.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob Sharp
> Tucson, AZ
> K7RMS
> The slumbering herd on the Rover Ranch:
> 52 Series I 80"
> 53 Series I 80"
> 60 Series II 88"
> 63 Series IIa 88"
> 71 Series IIa 109"
> 96 Discovery Series I
>
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