Drive belt fouling on HXL1744

bertsmobile1

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A bit baffled on this one .
It is a 1744 HXL Mod 71282 Ser 210000181 with a B & S 312777-0128-E1 engine
This is a 3 owner mower so I can not guarantee what is there now should be , but it looks to be IPL correct .
When on full lock the steering link fouls quite strongly on the drive belt as shown in the photos below.
I have replaced the bush # 52–2891 on the steering link so it fairly tight but that made no difference
The fan gear is in good condition as the owner is an old car freak and kept the eccentric bush # 88–4670 greased .
So is this normal for this model ?
It is the only XL/ XLH in the service run so I have no idea if they "all do that sir" .
Thanks
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