The rebuild kits are good and you keep the old parts for just in case I need them later I usually never remove the spindles, just new brging and drilling tap and zerts I clean and paint deck and paint bottom with used motor oil
Thank you for this. Its exactly what i needed to fix mine. I ordered brake pads online (forgot from who) and they sent me two for the right side. One tall and one short. The other 4:56 parts i got confused me because they sent two springs for the left and two of the other kind for the right. Your video enlightened me.
I have a LT2000 I got from a neighbor that had a another That he bought for parts. He actually gave it to me when My Troybilt died. Im assuming the craftsmans he had were close enough where he swapped the deck and then gave the mower to me. I started having problems with the deck and got a rebuild kit. I watched another video and according to the video had the idler and tensioner pulleys reversed an also found my belt keepers needed worked on on the pulleys. Is there a specific torque for those nuts on the tensioner and idler pulleys? I can't find any torque recommendations for the deck other than for the blades.
Thanks I am doing same project on my LT2000. Right off the bat, MTD has made a half dozen variations of the LT2000. One would think that the deck design between model years should be similar. Nope. The spindles are very different and their attachment may vary from installing from below, to installing from above (like mine). There are even 3 bolt spindles. It is if MTD assigns a fresh engineering intern to redesign the deck every model year to reduce costs. This means that every variation has entirely different piece parts. I chose to start with removing the spindles which is easy on mine as the spindle and pulley remove from top as one assembly. To avoid confusion, I left the top of deck components to remove and replace each separately. Concentrating first on the under deck, I am wire brushing and applying a rust conversion primer followed by gloss black. I did this once before during the blade change and the deck has held up well. Then I will spot prime the upper deck in wear areas and finish with a layer of gloss black. Then remove and replace the idler wheels. I need to buy the brake pads as they are terribly worn. These can be quite confusing to assemble due to the model variations and the lack of detailed assembly instructions. It is if MTD intends for these to end up in the scrap yard.
I may have missed it but I did not see you re-attach the clutch cable to engage the the blade. I have my belt rubbing on the brake pad edge by the idler pulley On Brake pad I have same issue of the one pad being at what I think is the wrong angle as you show in
For sure you can save the spindle and replace brging later for 12 bucks or less Antizee or never zee is just smart thing to do DIY guys never use it because there not full time mechanic
@@philliphall5198 The replacement spindles are pretty cheap now. Mine had coughed out the ball bearings on the driveway. For a short while i thought they had fallen out of one of our 3 cars. I doubt there is enough meat on the spindle shaft and casing to properly seat a new bearing. The new ones have zerk fittings which is a good thing because we have abrasive sandy soil and that dust just settles into the old bearings with no way to force it out.
When i ordered parts from Sears Direct, i used the parts list from the manual. I ordered spindles, washers, nuts, and the bolts. I think Sears could have told me the spindle they have already includes nuts bolts and washers.
Unfortunately, even "OEM" replacement parts these days are of questionable quality, much of it coming from overseas. Craftsman, for example, does not make their own stuff anymore. It's made by MTD or some other manufacturer. So even if you can find OEM parts, they often are not of any higher quality. This is just how it is these days....
I'm a little disappointed, you show 4 bolt spindles what have a link to Amazon for 3-bolt spindles and tell us that you bought it off of eBay?? I don't understand how you could not have this detail be correct
Nice rebuild and thorough detail in explanation and camera angle
Thank you so much!
The rebuild kits are good and you keep the old parts for just in case I need them later
I usually never remove the spindles, just new brging and drilling tap and zerts
I clean and paint deck and paint bottom with used motor oil
Good video. Helped me out. Thanks. Especially on brake pulley's
Thanks, John.
Amen its good to hear people proclaiming Jesus
Great video!
Good refurbished deck and you did a good job making the video, also lubed the bolts, I preferer anti-size but you forgot to grease the spindles.
Thank you for this. Its exactly what i needed to fix mine. I ordered brake pads online (forgot from who) and they sent me two for the right side. One tall and one short. The other 4:56 parts i got confused me because they sent two springs for the left and two of the other kind for the right. Your video enlightened me.
Good job would have like to seen how to put the deck on and off but I'm most happy about you mentioning my savior, Jesus!😊
Wow. I don't remember mentioning the Lord Jesus. I will have to go back and watch the video. Thanks.
Amen 🙏
you are awesome! God Bless
Hey great video, much appreciated by us DIY’ers!
I have a LT2000 I got from a neighbor that had a another That he bought for parts. He actually gave it to me when My Troybilt died. Im assuming the craftsmans he had were close enough where he swapped the deck and then gave the mower to me. I started having problems with the deck and got a rebuild kit. I watched another video and according to the video had the idler and tensioner pulleys reversed an also found my belt keepers needed worked on on the pulleys. Is there a specific torque for those nuts on the tensioner and idler pulleys? I can't find any torque recommendations for the deck other than for the blades.
Thanks I am doing same project on my LT2000. Right off the bat, MTD has made a half dozen variations of the LT2000. One would think that the deck design between model years should be similar. Nope. The spindles are very different and their attachment may vary from installing from below, to installing from above (like mine). There are even 3 bolt spindles. It is if MTD assigns a fresh engineering intern to redesign the deck every model year to reduce costs. This means that every variation has entirely different piece parts. I chose to start with removing the spindles which is easy on mine as the spindle and pulley remove from top as one assembly. To avoid confusion, I left the top of deck components to remove and replace each separately. Concentrating first on the under deck, I am wire brushing and applying a rust conversion primer followed by gloss black. I did this once before during the blade change and the deck has held up well. Then I will spot prime the upper deck in wear areas and finish with a layer of gloss black. Then remove and replace the idler wheels. I need to buy the brake pads as they are terribly worn. These can be quite confusing to assemble due to the model variations and the lack of detailed assembly instructions. It is if MTD intends for these to end up in the scrap yard.
Thanks for this one.. great video!
Can you list the part numbers for this mower I have the exact same one. The link doesn’t match up to the 4 bolt spindle.
I may have missed it but I did not see you re-attach the clutch cable to engage the the blade. I have my belt rubbing on the brake pad edge by the idler pulley
On Brake pad I have same issue of the one pad being at what I think is the wrong angle as you show in
You did a Excellent job with this
Thank you. I just came in from mowing with this machine. Works great.
Anti seize on the bolts I find better than lube
For sure you can save the spindle and replace brging later for 12 bucks or less
Antizee or never zee is just smart thing to do
DIY guys never use it because there not full time mechanic
@@philliphall5198 The replacement spindles are pretty cheap now. Mine had coughed out the ball bearings on the driveway. For a short while i thought they had fallen out of one of our 3 cars. I doubt there is enough meat on the spindle shaft and casing to properly seat a new bearing. The new ones have zerk fittings which is a good thing because we have abrasive sandy soil and that dust just settles into the old bearings with no way to force it out.
When i ordered parts from Sears Direct, i used the parts list from the manual. I ordered spindles, washers, nuts, and the bolts. I think Sears could have told me the spindle they have already includes nuts bolts and washers.
Really nice video! Did you get a different brake pad? I had the same problem, the one I got was too long! Thank you
Nice video sir. Can you tell me your opinion on the quality of aftermarket deck spindles compared to OEM? Thanks nm
Unfortunately, even "OEM" replacement parts these days are of questionable quality, much of it coming from overseas. Craftsman, for example, does not make their own stuff anymore. It's made by MTD or some other manufacturer. So even if you can find OEM parts, they often are not of any higher quality. This is just how it is these days....
Thanks for the reply
I'm a little disappointed, you show 4 bolt spindles what have a link to Amazon for 3-bolt spindles and tell us that you bought it off of eBay?? I don't understand how you could not have this detail be correct
Where did you buy parts
I think I bought the deck rebuild kit with all the necessary parts on ebay, if I remember correctly.
Caution, your link to the rebuild kit comes up with a 3 post spindle. Like you said, make sure you're ordering the correct parts!
I rebuild my lawn mower it's like that now I got a new desk cut🙃🙂🙃👈
I was cringing, waiting for you to cross-thread that last spindle bolt.....
Please tell me what happened so I don't have to go back and watch the video....