This mower has a parking brake button on the dash. The button has to be pressed which actuates a rod that locks a parking brake lever, in order for the engine to start. You press the brake to set the parking brake. Press the brake again and the parking brake button is supposed to spring back, but mine is stuck. The brakes themselves work fine: the mower rolls back and forth in Neutral and stops when the brakes are pressed. However, I can't figure out to unstick the parking brake lever that runs between the floor plate and the bottom plate. I was able to loosen the bottom plate to take a peak. See attached pictures.
There was a similar post from 2017 https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/parking-brake-stuck.44259/ but the solution was not posted.
There was a similar post from 2017 https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/parking-brake-stuck.44259/ but the solution was not posted.