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after 19 seasons of mowing and no deck problems, i was thinking of replacing

the bearings. friend of mine had just changed his dads and said they are sealed.

the question here is- 1--if this is true, why the heck have i been greasing the arbors

every few weeks since it was new? and is it true that they are sealed? every one still

seem to be in great shape. i have the 44" deck under my dlx. thanks for any info. --irv

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On 4/26/2019 at 5:54 PM, kwt said:

I'm not convinced that OEM bearings in a greasable spindle are totally sealed.

“Sealed” in this case means the bearing isn’t open but has a shield;  and as @Bill725 said above, I believe grease can be forced into them, but not easily.  “Oil” residue from the grease definitely can drain into the lower bearing, but not the upper one.  

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