bearings for vicon spreader

the quiet fella

need to change the bearings on a vicon spreader. can someone give advise on how to remove all of them and the best way to replace. what order shoud they be removed in and reassembled

blue5000

Usually everything is so corroded, we just burn out the shells with a welder, hammer and chisel then.

the quiet fella

Is there a particular order to remove them. How do you remove the one on the front of the wish Bone. Do you need to remove the aluminium housing to remove the bearing or is the removed from the rear. Do you need to remove wishbone seperately from the vertical shaft or will the whole unit remove as one to give access to the aluminium housing

blue5000

What model is it? Is it just the wishbone bearings, or the ones at the bottom as well? Ours is really old, take off hopper, and open the big hex piece sticking up into the fertiliser first.

Any pics? As a lad on another forum says 'I can't think without pictures'.

the quiet fella

Ya, it looks only as if it is only the one in the front of the wishbone that fits into the aluminium piece. Everything else seems tight. Not sure of exact model but is a varispread if that makes any difference. It looks like the vertical piece that the agitator fit to need to be removed to give clear access to the flywheel. The 2 wings of the wishbone also connect to the vertical piece

blue5000

It's newer than mine, is there a circlip anywhere near the bearing that's gone?

the quiet fella

There is a circlip holding in the vertical shaft that the wishbone and agitator at connected to. Not sure if I need to take this off to get access to the front of the wishbone