Do-It-Yourself Story

I ordered the bearing and seal kit for the drum, however once disassembled I discovered that the spider was cracked in several places. Bearings actually were good, but once torn down this far it didn't make since not to go ahead and install the new bearings. One thing to keep in mind when replacing the spider...the six bolts are held in place with thread lock compound. Heating the aluminum spider near the bolts makes removing the bolts a lot easier. Matter of fact there were two bolts I could not remove until I used heat. Bought a small $10 butane torch, worked like a charm.