| Hi, I’m a bit late to the conversation but replacing bearings is quite easy if you have a puller like this. https://www.harborfreight.com/bearing-separator-and-puller-set-62593.html It allows you to remove the blade hub without pulling on the blade flange, and easily gets behind the bearings without hitting the windings. Best $50 I spent. I never timed it but I would guess 1-2 hours per motor and that includes taking them off and on the deck. For very stubborn bearing pulls a have another trick for you. Crank the puller tight and then use an air chisel with a blunt tip punch on the end of the puller. I keep a 1/2 drive socket on the end of the puller as a guide for the punch so the air chisel stays on the end of the puller when you pull the trigger. The combination of the pullers tension and a couple brief rattles of the air chisel gets even the most stubborn bearing moving. Page 8-3 of the Home Owners Service Manual shows the following Small motor. A (3) pc end play kit of (2) flat washers and (1) wavy. No bearing snap rings are called out. Large motor. (1) wavy washer and a (2) pc “moisture” seal for the hub end. They don’t describe what that is made of. Looks like a snap ring for the large bearing in the photo but it is not called out as a separate part. Speaking of bearings. I just replaced the bearings in my METI deck motors. I was talking to our local bearing store techs and he suggested LLU seals for the deck motors. See this to see why https://www.ntn-snr.com/sites/default/files/2017-03/en_ntn_ball_bearings_-_shield_and_seal_types.pdf Good luck Regards, Dean A. Stuckmann 5432 County Road U Newton, WI 53063
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