I wouldn't let that stop you Mystyler! These mowers aren't really that complicated, they're just a little stiff from time.
There are plenty of people on the forum who will help you with advice on how to do things, and hey, what better way to improve your mechanical expertise
Just get used to working in imperial instead of metric.
Anyway, if you mess it up, it isn't a Ferrari 250 GT!
Here are some more random photos.
This shows the drive end of the blade with the bearing and bearing carrier still attached. These bearings were also pretty difficult to remove.
The second photo shows the bearing removed from the carrier.
The bearings on the blade are a bit of a puzzle! While the bearings on the drive hub are imperial, The bearings on the blade seem to be metric, they measure out as being 6203-Z bearings, but to add even more oddity to the mix, the bearing on the drive side of the blades has a snap ring groove.
Someone out there may have more knowledge of Villiers practices in the 50's, I'm not sure if they used whatever bearings they had at hand, or if someone has fiddled with them down the track.
Cylon
