Nothing fishy about this thread... The dealer were I purchased unit is no longer in buisness It is not seized from rust unit has been kept indoors all of the time. Like I said i was using the mower when the belt broke..Tonight I removed the mower deck belt and clutch so I could remove the drive pulley for the transmissions. Inspected pulley could find nothing wrong with it reinstall all components did not run and check yet. I read in the owners manual that the transmissions may be air locked and required purging.. Could not find purging instructions in the manual Does anybody know how to purge the system? How is it possible for both drives to go south at the same time... Does anybody has instructions to adjust linkages ?