John Deere 350 Top Roller - Seal Replacement?

[bulletpruf]

Working on a '67 350 Straight. I greased all the rollers with a low-pressure grease gun (used JD corn head grease) and oil spewed out of the back of one of the top rollers, so I figured I needed a new roller or at least a new seal.





I ordered a new roller from Broken Tractor and the website said I needed a new seal to go with the roller, so I ordered one as well (seal was $140!). Probably should have done some research before I fired the parts cannon because now that I'm looking at it and looking at the parts and service manual, I'm thinking I can just pull the top roller off, disassemble it, replace the seal, and reinstall the old roller on the old shaft with a new seal. Am I right here?

Here's the new one; comes with a seal:



And here's the $140 seal:





A few questions -

-Will I need to remove the entire assembly, including the L shaped support bracket that the shaft is pressed into? Or can I just disassemble the roller while installed and simply slide the roller off the shaft and replace the seal without having to remove the L shaped support bracket?

-Is there any trick to getting the old seal out and the new one in?

Thanks,

Scott

 

[timbertime2]

I just use regular grease and grease them well. If they leak a little so what. Just as long as they go around and around. I'm cheap!

 

[Randyscottsboro]

If a person thinks a boat is a hole in the water to which one pours money, they haven't owned a dozer yet.

 

[bulletpruf]

If a person thinks a boat is a hole in the water to which one pours money, they haven't owned a dozer yet.

I used to own a 45' Hatteras - boats are worse!!!