OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Victa Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers Sanli Wheels on a Victa

I found a Sanli mower frame on a rubbish pile and noticed the wheels are in near new condition so decided to take it home for a closer look.
To cut a long story short, the bearing centre holes are too small to go on a Victa, so I found a way to fit Victa ball bearing sets into the Sanli wheels with a little grinding off the edges.
This only works with the version of the Victa bearing housing with the two locating tabs on the outside as the non tabbed version moves too freely inside the Sanli wheel.
I gingerly ground the tabs down from 1.5 mm to about 0.5mm each. This allows a snug fit which locates them nicely inside the bearing seat. You need quite a few donor wheels to complete a set. Sanli wheels take two bearings where there's only one per Victa wheel. I'm glad I decided to hold onto several pairs of knackered wheels just in case I needed the bearings!
I then cut and ground the black colllar from the inner part of the worn out donor Victa wheel to a whisker over 6mm to serve as a spacer on the outer part of the narrower Talon wheel.
Then it is ready to fit on. The circlip goes on well but is a bit restricted in clearance to remove but can be prised out ok with careful use of a screwdriver.