Kubota Mower Deck Pulley Removal

repair

I have a mower deck on my B2100 and had to replace a pulley awhile back. I had some work done and the shop did not attach the U-joint to the deck properly so it came off and damaged the hydro line, deck pulley cover and pulley. They changed the hydraulic line for me and gave me a new pulley so I could have the tractor back while waiting for the part.

Here’s the damaged pulley:

original pulley

It’s a royal pain in the ass to get the springs off the deck, and one trick I found somewhere is to take a length of wire (I used nomex home wiring wire) and make a U shape out of it. Slip this around the spring and it’s much easier to pull:

spring puller No problem, looking at the parts diagram there are 3 simple steps - remove bolt, remove snap-ring and pull.

  1. Remove bolt

    bolt removed

  2. Remove snap-ring

    snap ring on pulley

    snap ring removed

  3. Pull with threaded puller

    HF pulley puller

    HF puller attached

That’s it. Here’s the new pulley installed:

new installed pulley