Do you need the whole spindle or can you rebuild it?

 

unless the shaft broke or the housing exploded you should be able to fix it for 20-40 bucks in bearings.

 

the shaft galled pretty bad...i don't think I can rebuild.... i found a close match with bunton spindle .... it is about 3/4" shorter on the pulley side... does anybody know who makes these decks?

 

i didn't even know honda made 48" mowers...all i've ever seen is 21" push mowers from honda...i guess they don't sell them around here

 

Honda did make them, but it's been a good number of years back, 10 or so? I don't have much knowledge here but what I've read in the past... And that is that parts for those are very hard to locate as many are no longer available. If you can get them direct through Honda I'd bet that's about it. You may hunt around the net, or Ebay, and see if anyone has some that they have pulled off a scrapped machine that are in decent shape. That or go the direction you are already looking and find another brand that will fit and go with it.

 

Thank you for the help...... The Bunton spindle worked perfectly.... Replaced the middle spindle and both pulleys lined up right on the money. The Bunton spindle was $140 less than the Honda replacement

 

I think they may have been made by Bunton. The machines look very Buntonesque. Obviously they got Honda engines and other touches. The one thing I question is I have seen plastic idler pulleys on some of the Hondas I have seen pictures of and cant say I have ever seen that on a Bunton.

 

You are right ....both the mower decks have plastic idlers

 

I am running into the same problem. COuld you inform me on how you replaced/rebuilt your spindles. I have a Honda HRC 7013 48 deck. Must say the machine is very solid and always performs. Please help thanks. Also have you heard of any catchers around. Thanks

Mal

 

I'll be dammed, I bough a 36" cheap last year and we are getting it going, one spindle needs bearings and the other has a cracked housing, as a dealer I almost shat myself when I found the rebuild parts would cost me $450

Ill check my Oregon catalog for Bunton spindle that look similar tomorrow and report back.

 

I'll be dammed, I bough a 36" cheap last year and we are getting it going, one spindle needs bearings and the other has a cracked housing, as a dealer I almost shat myself when I found the rebuild parts would cost me $450

Ill check my Oregon catalog for Bunton spindle that look similar tomorrow and report back.

Yah, have you checked if the parts are even available through Honda? Alot of stuff for anything that old is NLA.

Get a spindle out and start doing a bit of measuring and comparing to the Oregon book and you should find something that will work.

 

Bunton did indeed manufacture the HRC7000-series mowers for Honda, and they were based on a Bunton decks, so they share a number of parts.

It would pay to shop around for equivalent parts; I can confirm the MSRP for a 48" deck spindle is <gulp> $461.92. Part numbers vary a bit, depending the the frame serial number of the mower.

Caveat: I work for Honda, but the preceding was my opinion alone.

 

Yah, have you checked if the parts are even available through Honda? Alot of stuff for anything that old is NLA.

Get a spindle out and start doing a bit of measuring and comparing to the Oregon book and you should find something that will work.

One of my distributors can get them for me, and as I said they are $222.33 ea.

 

wow good thing i belive my spindles are good not i just hate i can't grease them. it seems like they are reliable one thing for sure is its a tank lol thanks for all the help

 

Today we ordered a pair of Oregon 82-308 today, I will keep you guys posted on how they fit.

 

Anybody know where I can get a mulching kit for this model?

Also, I have a 54 inch broom that will mount on some of the later 7013s. It is unused. Anybody interested?

 

Today we ordered a pair of Oregon 82-308 today, I will keep you guys posted on how they fit.

I need to do the same thing. I would love to know how those spindles worked out for you.

 

I also would like to know as I have a 36" and am repairing the spindles as we speak.

 

I bought them. They worked but spindle diameter was a few mils larger than my pulley inside diameter so I had a machinist open the whole up a little on his lathe. Works fine now. Much much cheaper

 

excellent Thats what I was praying for. Love this mower but parts are tough

 

Never will understand why a simple part that has little effect on overall performance of a mower varies in price so much.
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We have folks here who can correctly identify, name and replace every part to an engine, a mower, a transmission, have their own air tools, and can tackle jobs that are specifically "not recommended for the average backyard mechanic."

We have folks here who operate their own parts department, folks who have such an inventory they even sell said parts, operations that require spreadsheets to track what happens where, hard drives with folders full of repair manuals organized by manufacturer.

Unfortunately most of us can do little without having all model and specification numbers off the equipment.
Machine problem - machine numbers.
Engine problem - engine numbers.
This will aid in letting everyone know exactly what equipment you have and to give you a quicker and more accurate response to the problem at hand. We do have some Service Technicians here on Lawnsite and some have Technical Support at their fingertips but need model numbers to access proper information.

Thank you

 

I have the same problem with bad spindles on my 36 belt drive. So my best bet is just to order the Oregon 82-308?

 

If you have a machinist friend to fit the pulley to the spindle I would say definitely. It is a just barely too tight of a fit to force on with a large hammer and heat. Tempting though. May be their is a better option out their. I don't know. This worked well enough for me but I know someone with a metal lathe. May be local tech school is looking for a project

 

Perfect. Thank you Scalped! I think i may just order the matching new pulleys from oregon ($30 each on amazon) and save the hassle of getting them fitted. I'll report back in and share how it goes.