John Deere S130 Grease Zerks with Attention to Deck Spindle Bearings @DIY Boomers

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John Deere S130 Grease Zerks with Attention to Deck Spindle Bearings @DIY Boomers

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Location of the John Deere S130 grease zerks and the various opinions on how the deck spindle and the deck spindle bearings should be greased.
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@jstmo95 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your content. I picked up a 2023 S120 this year. I just got a John Deere grease gun and will be following their recommended maintenance.

@DIYBoomers Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yeah, we really like our S130. We had Craftsman lawn tractors in the past, which were good, but I think even these entry level John Deere’s are a step up. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it!

@tack3325 Жыл бұрын

Great video!! Thanks for posting. I just got through greasing my S130 which has 23 hours on it. I found all 5 on the front end and the two on top of the belt spindles so hopefully I'm good for another 25 hours or more. Glad you shared that the S130 didn't come with the belt shield on the discharge side as I was wondering if someone stole it or if it got left off at the factory just now after lubricating everything. Thanks for clearing that up!!!

@DIYBoomers Жыл бұрын

Thanks! You’re welcome! Always glad to hear that the videos are helpful. Yeah, I guess anywhere that they can save a few pennies, they will. That spindle and pulley are more out of the way than the other side so I’m guessing they figured it wasn’t necessary.

@M70ACARRY 10 ай бұрын

I watched a video couple months ago. Guy showed sealed bearings taking grease, even those they had the seal. Grease has enough pressure to get past the seal. He showed before and after results. There's no need to remove the seals. As long as you pump in enough grease, it will find it's way inside the race area.

@DIYBoomers 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, a previous commenter said something similar. He said he saw a video where they removed the seals and found green grease inside. Then put the seals back on and added red grease to the spindles. Then, they found red grease inside the bearings. I believe that I will approach it that way. Thanks for the info!

@tlm3574 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for video. Cleared up a lot of questions I had. Just got my 130 today so studying up.

@DIYBoomers Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Always good to hear that the videos are helpful! I’m sure you’re happy with your purchase, we’re enjoying our S130.

@rogermyers1991 14 күн бұрын

Greasing is a must for longevity and a non- greasable bearings do not last near as long as greasable bearings that have been maintained properly

@DIYBoomers 14 күн бұрын

Absolutely. And thanks for watching.

@frankroublick2646 Жыл бұрын

First time checking out your videos. I like your channel!

@DIYBoomers Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad to hear that. Hope that you’re gaining some useful information! Share it with friends with the same interests.

@samcrossley104 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this.

@freddevito3801 2 жыл бұрын

I have seen videos with differing opinions also. My feeling is if the manufacturer put zerk fittings on the spindle and recommends adding grease, then that is what I will do. I even saw one video where the mechanic opened the sealed bearings before adding any grease, they had green grease packed in. He then resealed them added red grease to the spindle opened the sealed bearings and they had red grease in them.

@DIYBoomers 2 жыл бұрын

That’s interesting. Yeah, it seems that there is never a definitive answer to a lot of procedures that we research. Very interesting though, that the spindle grease does get inside the “sealed” bearings.

@tlm3574 Жыл бұрын

I agree. Can't pass up greasing a zert. Finding them all is the trick. Thats why this video is so helpful! Glad there's smart folks out there willing to share ideas.

@vinpar4228 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. Great video!

@DIYBoomers 9 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Always glad to hear that the videos are helpful.

@dmullinax1000 5 ай бұрын

"You can see when you're getting too much around the wheel hubs it will squirt out of a rubber boot." Will it hurt having too much grease? What happens to the old grease?

@DIYBoomers 5 ай бұрын

It doesn’t hurt to have too much grease, however I try not to overfill to keep from making a mess. The old grease degrades over time. Grease is porous and contains oil which “bleeds” with usage to do its lubricating. The life of the grease varies depending on mechanical energy and operating temperature.

@sparkywirenut Жыл бұрын

My S130 is three years old , just changed spindles , took the old one apart , the upper bearing is a shielded bearing so no grease pumped in the top get to the bearings , the only grease exit hole on the shaft is above the top bearing , so the grease zerk on top is useless ! There is no grease zerk on side of spindle housing , only the one on top of spindle shaft . The bottom bearing had the upper shield removed but with the only grease exit hole on the shaft above the upper bearing , no grease could get to the lower bearing ? Poor design / engineering on John Deere's end ......

@DIYBoomers Жыл бұрын

Wow, surprising that a bearing failed within three years with or without adding grease. Curious to know if you added grease as recommended. Even though the bearings are sealed, a couple commenters described experimenting by adding different colors of grease than the existing grease to see if it made its way inside the “sealed” housing. They found that it actually does get inside when adding grease occasionally. But I’m really puzzled by how the grease is supposed to get to the lower bearing with that design. Interesting though, especially if you have been adding grease. Thanks for the heads up! I will certainly be paying close attention to the spindles/bearings on mine.

@sparkywirenut Жыл бұрын

@@DIYBoomers Adding grease was futile , it just came out the top of the spindle , as I wrote above , the exit hole for the grease is above the top of the upper bearing ,which is sealed on both sides so the grease just comes right out the top . I'm considering drilling and tapping a hole on the side of the spindle husing and installing a grease zerk there like other brands have , has anyone here done this ? ? Only one spindle had a rough bearing , the other was fine , the main culprit producing the noise was the large , wide idler pulley towards the front , the pulley on the tensioner arm was also rough , so I just shotgunned ithe deck , change everything and be done with it - for another three years . 😀

@DIYBoomers Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm, I’m approaching 100 hours with mine. Sure hope that it doesn’t end up the same way! I don’t recall that the spindles wouldn’t take much grease the one time that I added grease to this point. I will check it out next time. Thanks again for the info!

@tlm3574 Жыл бұрын

How do you get your gun on top of the spindles? Do they make a 90 degree gun?

@DIYBoomers Жыл бұрын

The hose is flexible (at least with the type of gun that I bought). With the deck lowered, it’s no problem to access the top of the spindles. I see you can get a 90° coupler if the the gun doesn’t have a flex hose. See link below. www.amazon.com/Slippery-Pete-Degree-Coupler-Fittings/dp/B083M95QX5/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?adgrpid=55725711973&hvadid=580737988023&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9022344&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=2848343288609102171&hvtargid=kwd-347358705565&hydadcr=25583_13491101&keywords=90+grease+gun+fitting&qid=1689395318&sr=8-3

@tlm3574 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I had a flexible spout. Need to find it or grab a new one.

@cyclingvideosandmore Жыл бұрын

I saw a great video by a licensed repairman who demonstrated greasing a spindle bearing. He showed pumping grease into the spindle will be forced into the bearing pushing passed the seals. Essentially just keep pumping grease till you see it coming out near where the blades are mounted.

@DIYBoomers Жыл бұрын

Yeah, sounds like the grease does in fact get forced into the “sealed bearings”. @freddevito3801 says the same thing was found in a video that he saw. I’d say the best way to go about it is to keep the spindles packed. Thanks for the info!

@cyclingvideosandmore Жыл бұрын

@@DIYBoomers Just serviced my John Deere deck this morning and can verify pushing grease thru the spindle does come out at the mower blades.

@DIYBoomers Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Took a look at your S120 plowing through the big snow that you got last year. Looks like the blade does a good job! Very seldom do we get more than 8 to 10” here in the Midwest, although we do keep an old 5 HP snow blower around for the occasional larger snow.