Form No. 3355-402 Rev A
Spindle Kit
For Z Master® Mowers with 72in Cutting Unit
Model No. 112-5024
Installation Instructions
Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the mac hine from the nor mal operating position.
Installation
Loose Parts
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Step
1
2
3
4
Step
1
Preparing the Mower
No Parts Required
Description
No parts required
No parts required
Spindle assembly
Bolt, (3/8 x 3/4 inch)
Blade bolt, (5/8 x 2–1/4 inches)
Small curved washer
Large curved washer (blade bolt)
Template
Qty.
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1
3
1
3
1
1
Step
2
Removing the Existing
Spindle
Use
Prepare the mower.
Remove the existing spindle.
Install the new spindle.
Modify the belt covers.
Procedure
1. T horoughly clean mo w er dec k. All debris m ust
be remo v ed to ensure spindle will fit properly
ag ainst mo w er dec k.
2. R e pair all bent or damag ed areas of mo w er
dec k and re place any missing par ts .
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No Parts Required
Procedure
1. R emo v e the belt co v ers from the mo w er dec k.
2. R emo v e the mo w er belt from the pulleys on
the mo w er dec k.
3. R emo v e the three bolts holding the dec k pulley
to the alumin um hub . Sa v e the dec k pulley and
discard the bolts ( Figure 1 ).
4. Raise the front of the mac hine and suppor t it
with a Z Stand® and jac k stands .
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5. R emo v e the blade from the spindle . Sa v e the
blade .
6. R emo v e the bolts holding the spindle to the
mo w er dec k. Sa v e the n uts and bolts ( Figure 1 ).
Step
3
Installing the New Spindle
Parts needed for this step:
1
Spindle assembly
3
Bolt, (3/8 x 3/4 inch)
1
Blade bolt, (5/8 x 2–1/4 inches)
3
Small curved washer
1
Large curved washer (blade bolt)
Procedure
1. Install the spindle assembly under the mo w er
dec k with the previously remo v ed bolts ( Figure
2 ).
Figure 1
1. Bolt and washer 6. Spindle assembly
2. Pulley
3. Nut and washer
4. Aluminum hub 9. Spindle shaft
5. Locknut (save)
7. Bolt (save)
8. Spacer
Figure 2
1. Locknut (existing)
2. Mower deck
3. Spindle assembly
4. Bolt (existing)
2. Align the three holes in the dec k pulley with
the three holes in the spindle hub and install
3 bolts (3/8 x 3/4 inc h) and 3 small cur v ed
w ashers ( Figure 3 ).
2
Figure 3
1. Spindle hub 3. Curved washer
2. Pulley
4. Bolt (3/8 x 3/4 inch)
3. Install the blade to the spindle with a blade
bolt (5/8 x 2–1/4 inc hes) and larg e cur v ed
w asher ( Figure 4 ).
Step
4
Modifying the Belt Covers
Parts needed for this step:
1
Template
Procedure
1. Cut out the template in the bac k of these
installation instr uctions . T he template will be
used to locate a hole that needs to be drilled.
2. On the bottom of the belt co v er , align the
template onto the belt co v er as sho wn in
Figure 5 .
3. Center punc h and drill an 3/8 inc h pilot hole
into the belt co v er at the cor rect location.
Figure 4
1. Blade bolt (5/8 x 2–1/4
inches)
2. Large curved washer 4. Spindle assembly
3. Blade
4. Drill an 1–1/8 inc h hole into the belt co v er at
the cor rect location.
5. R e peat the previous ste ps for the second belt
co v er ( Figure 5 ).
6. Install the belt co v ers and lo w er the mac hine
onto the g round.
1. Align holes in template
with holes in belt cover
2. Drill 1–1/8 inch hole here
3
Figure 5
3. Belt cover upside down