How do I remove the spindle gear to replace the

See parts diagram

https://www.ariens.com/en-us/partsdiagrams?aribrand=ARN#/Ariens/915017_(000101_-_)_EZR_1542%2c_15hp_B%26S%2c_42%22_Deck/42%22_Mower_Spindle/6415040015/07200057/y

Likely you will need to remove the deck from the mower.

Then remove the blade, tray, and retainer to expose the woodruff key. Remove key and spindle should slide out of the spindle housing.

take spindel with you to a hardware -garden equipt repair shop -home depot lowes or any shop / store that carries hardware

You need an arbor press to do that.
If you have an auto mechanic you normally use they should have one and would probably be glad to do it for you.

Remove the bearing, retaining ring and wave washer on top of the spindle. Now you need a press to push the spindle out of the gear and bearing case. There is a very small woodruff key in the spindle, be careful not to lose that. Do not try to drive (hammer) the spindle out, if you mushroom the end even the smallest amount, you'll have to replace the spindle because you'll never get the bearing back on.

Check to see if there is any wobble in the crankshaft pulley, it should be spinning straight and true. If it begins to wobble, you may hear a ticking noise, a loss in gas mileage, and later the tick will become a knock. I had a similar issue with my 2001 Kia Sportage, and it turned out to be the crankshaft woodruff key.

This caused a miss-alignment which altered the correct timing, which in turn was causing the knocking, reduced MPG's, hesitation upon acceleration, and a slow return to idle RPM's. If this turns out to be your problem, the correct way to repair it is to replace the crankshaft, woodruff key, and possibly the pulley gear. Another option is a rebuilt, or crate engine, neither option is cheap. I chose a third option which some have claimed to have exceeded 60,000 miles using a carefully crafted, tightly fit, secondary woodruff key, and carefully bond the key in place, the gear to the shaft, all using JB Weld high temp two part epoxy, and let cure for 48 hrs. In my case so far so good. Gas mileage went from 12-MPG's to 19-MPGs, acceleration's back, and hoping for the best.

After taking the bearig box off the head, remove the retaining ring and wave washer on top of the gear. Some spindles can be tapped out of the gear with a hammer but be extremely careful not to mushroom the spindle head. It's best to take it off with a hydraulic press. There is a woodruff key in there so be careful not to loose that when you press the spindle out of the gear. The new gear should be pressed back on also.

OK, Now I see your question under a different post. You are going to have to pull the deck out from under the spindle housing and spindle and replace them. They usually come as an assembly. after removing teh deck you should see the spindle housing retaining bolts to remove. Make sure you pull the blade off that spindle before you try removing it.

The spindle is pressed into the bearing in the nose of the gear case. You usually need a hydraulic press to get them out. If the spindle gear, woodruff key and spacer come out easily (it may need a little prying pressure) you may be able to tap the spindle out with a dead blow/rubber hammer or with a piece of wood on the end of the spindle. If you hit the spindle directly with a metal hammer you can mushroom the end and it won't fit in the needle bearing in the service diaphram.

With a puller, but look at it first. There should be no need to remove anything to get to the starter.

Almost all of the Skil table saws are the same setup when it comes to the motor and drive assembly. Remove your blade before servicing. You will need an arbor press, bearing seperator/puller and drill/driver bits (torx or philip depending on model) plus some adjustable ring pliers to accomplish this repair.

First thing you have to do is remove the motor from the saw. Place the saw on its wide side and adjust the motor with the height adjustment wheel so as to access the hex screws holding the motor to the rack.

Next, before removing the motor you need to remove the motor cord from the switch. Flip the table saw upside down flat on its table. Remove the switch cover and disconnect the black and white wire from the switch marking their position or noting the other wires from the cords position and the relation to the motor wires. Now you can undo the hex screws to release the motor.

Once your motor is released you can remove the spindle shaft by removing the 3 screws from the bearing housing. You can pry the assembly off with a couple of screwdrivers or by using a soft hammer and tapping the edges to remove.

Once removed you will have to remove the gear before you can get to the bearing. Use a bearing seperator/puller to pull the gear off the shaft. Once the gear is off you need to remove the woodruff key before removing the bearing. After the woodruff key is out you can remove the c-clip that holds the bearing to the shaft. Now you can use an arbor press to press the shaft out of the bearing.

Replace your bearing and put it back together. Any questions please post back.