How To Tell If A Mower Spindle Is Bad. Spindles are also crucial parts of your mowers cutting deck. If there is a vibration while running the mower you can tell by this that the spindle is damaged.

Get your blades sharpened twice a yearspring fall. How to Tell if Mower Deck Spindle is Bad. It looks like a zebra stripes down the length of the part.
Need a new spindle.
I had to replace the spindles on my Cub Cadet zero turn and this is the process I use to find the problems. I had to use a 4 cheater on my beaker bar to loosen the spindle nut. This will make it much easier to remove the spindle. You have to make sure that the axle is closed.

