Are you sure it's the spindle not the bolt head for the blade? Never bought the aftermarket ones just oem. If you get a new one have the dealer rebuild the bad one for a spare later.
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The bolt is bent, which I replaced, and there is a bend in the spindle. I hit something pretty hard.

Are you sure it's the spindle not the bolt head for the blade? Never bought the aftermarket ones just oem. If you get a new one have the dealer rebuild the bad one for a spare later.
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Spend the extra money. Down time later isn't worth the chance. Check your deck. Make sure it isn't bent around the spindle.

 

The deck is good according to the dealer he was the one that showed me my spindle has a slight bend. My machine is cutting OK except when I get into thick stuff then it leaves a strip of uncut grass because of the spindle throwing my blade off about 1/8 of an inch where the bend is in the spindle. By the way the after market part is made by Oregon, the company that makes the gator g6 blades.

Spend the extra money. Down time later isn't worth the chance. Check your deck. Make sure it isn't bent around the spindle.

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the aftermarket spindle(oregon) will work with no problems. i have used them and a couple of mine have at least 2000hrs with no problems.

 

rebuild it unless the housing is bad

 

I have used Oregon spindles in the the past and never had a problem. Could not see any difference other than the cost. However, the spindles I replaced were on a Hustler and not a Scag.

 

I ain't never seen a spindle bend, granted maybe yours is made of iron instead of these composite materials everything is made of today because all I've seen either crack or break, there's no bending to it in most cases.

What makes it even more unfortunate is I don't trust most dealers.

I mean, are they doing the work or are you?
If they're doing the work then I'd go with the spindle that they will warranty, of course that's probably neither but it might be worth asking.

 

some of those oregon spindles are aluminum instead of cast, watch out for that too. wouldn't take but a stick to tear up an aluminum one

 

actually my spindle did not bend. it was the spindle shaft that bent. I have observed my dealer and so far he has been very honest with me in different situations and I've had to deal with him about. I am thinking about replacing the spindle assembly myself but I don't know if it's very difficult or not. I just made that my dealer do it. In fact my dealer said he would not even worry about it.

I ain't never seen a spindle bend, granted maybe yours is made of iron instead of these composite materials everything is made of today because all I've seen either crack or break, there's no bending to it in most cases.

What makes it even more unfortunate is I don't trust most dealers.

I mean, are they doing the work or are you?
If they're doing the work then I'd go with the spindle that they will warranty, of course that's probably neither but it might be worth asking.

 

My dealer not only sells the Scag spindles but he also sells the Stern spindles and according to the website they are made just like the Scag spindles. I wonder if there's any major difference between the Oregon and Stern spindles?

the aftermarket spindle(oregon) will work with no problems. i have used them and a couple of mine have at least 2000hrs with no problems.

 

Check this out.
http://www.amazon.com/Oregon-82-325-Spindle-Assembly-46631/dp/B0018U08YE

 

Check this out.
http://www.amazon.com/Oregon-82-325...e it very much. Do you know if it is hard to remove the pulley off the spindle?

 

Thanks I appreciate it very much. Do you know if it is hard to remove the pulley off the spindle?

They should be fairly easy if they have the " taper-lock" type hubs.
Remove the two/three capscrews that are screwed into the pulley, then screw them into the taperlock flange/hub using even pressure, to loosen the hub.
Then pull the hub off, then the pulley.You may have to use a screwdriver to pry open the hub a tad if it's stuck/rusted to the spindle shaft.
Just use even pressure on the screws when assembling. Should be 1/4-20 so you don't wanna go apechit on 'em.

 

They should be fairly easy if they have the " taper-lock" type hubs.
Remove the two/three capscrews that are screwed into the pulley, then screw them into the taperlock flange/hub using even pressure, to loosen the hub.
Then pull the hub off, then the pulley.You may have to use a screwdriver to pry open the hub a tad if it's stuck/rusted to the spindle shaft.
Just use even pressure on the screws when assembling. Should be 1/4-20 so you don't wanna go apechit on 'em.

Yes that is what I have, thanks!

 

actually my spindle did not bend. it was the spindle shaft that bent. I have observed my dealer and so far he has been very honest with me in different situations and I've had to deal with him about. I am thinking about replacing the spindle assembly myself but I don't know if it's very difficult or not. I just made that my dealer do it. In fact my dealer said he would not even worry about it.

So it was the 35 number shaft that bent.

Never bent those you must have waked it good....look for bent deck next where spindles mount

 

The alum. oregon units ain't bad. They use a pretty common sealed bearing. If you have the ability, you can pry out the inner seals to facilitate greasing. If you do that, just be careful when ya grease 'em so's ya don't blow out the outer seals.

 

Both Oregon (82-325) and Stens (285-597) advertise having a cast iron housing. They both should have a grease fitting and a relief valve to prevent over greasing.
My 2008 Tiger Cub has aluminum spindle housings, no problems so far at 675 hours and I ding up blades often. I usually buy a 12 pack of blades every spring as New England is known for rocky, rooty, and hilly lawns! I use a collection system 90% of the time which drives from the R/H spindle pulley. This spindle must get hotter during operation as the grease that vents out when I lube the R/H spindle is thinner and darker than the grease from the other spindles.

 

So it was the 35 number shaft that bent.

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Never bent those you must have waked it good....look for bent deck next where spindles mount

Yes that beside the bolt is what bent. My dealer and I looked at the deck, he put a straight edge on it, luckily the deck is not bent.

 

Just a fyi on the aluminum vs cast spindle as there is some misinformation floating in here.

The aluminum spindles are before 1995 decks. The cast taper bearing set up currently used today was on 1995 to current decks.

If you have a aluminum one on a 2008 deck someone went cheap and uninformed.

I should add this does not apply to the freedom decks.
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I just brought my 2008 tiger Cub home from storage today, checked the spindle housings and they are cast iron. Not sure why I thought it had aluminum spindle housings other than while contemplating a new Tiger Cat last year, the salesman mentioned that they now have cast iron spindle housings.
As I have owned many machines over the years, I have replaced or rebuilt many spindle assemblies. Some manufacturers have upgraded their replacement spindle housings from aluminum to cast iron, corrosion and stretching out of spec are problems with some aluminum housings.
I'm aware that Scag uses aluminum housings on their Freedom and Liberty line of machines.