There are two triangular arms that mount on the front of the deck and come forward to attach to the underside of the front of the frame. One of mine broke at the narrowest point. I tried to remove it to weld it back together, but cannot figure out how it is detached at the rear.
This pic shows the broken part that is still attached at the rear. The other piece has been removed and is not shown. The circled hole is where the other piece attaches to.
![Inked20240813_173449_LI.jpg Inked20240813_173449_LI.jpg](https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/data/attachments/58/58340-6d2026d4f4563417575877dccd0181a9.jpg)
There is a plate on the side of the broken one that is held by one bolt. I thought that the plate may have been attached to a shaft that goes through the end of the piece. I pulled off the plate and hit the "shaft" with a hammer but it did not budge at all.. The two deck plates that hold the thing in place won't move. I can only see this thing being removed if that is indeed a shaft that can be punched out.
![20240813_173507.jpg 20240813_173507.jpg](https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/data/attachments/58/58342-9c3d3e40f71e1b4cb065c73437c6277d.jpg)
The one on the other side is intact, and the plate is welded to the shaft. The broken side shows that it was welded at one point too. I'm having a hard time seeing how the deck can raise/lower if that end plate is welded to the shaft. Seems that the shaft would have to rotate for this.
So, can someone let me know how these are supposed to work, and how it's supposed to come off. I have a service manual, but it doesn't have anything on this.
Thanks
This pic shows the broken part that is still attached at the rear. The other piece has been removed and is not shown. The circled hole is where the other piece attaches to.
![Inked20240813_173449_LI.jpg Inked20240813_173449_LI.jpg](https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/data/attachments/58/58340-6d2026d4f4563417575877dccd0181a9.jpg)
There is a plate on the side of the broken one that is held by one bolt. I thought that the plate may have been attached to a shaft that goes through the end of the piece. I pulled off the plate and hit the "shaft" with a hammer but it did not budge at all.. The two deck plates that hold the thing in place won't move. I can only see this thing being removed if that is indeed a shaft that can be punched out.
![20240813_173507.jpg 20240813_173507.jpg](https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/data/attachments/58/58342-9c3d3e40f71e1b4cb065c73437c6277d.jpg)
The one on the other side is intact, and the plate is welded to the shaft. The broken side shows that it was welded at one point too. I'm having a hard time seeing how the deck can raise/lower if that end plate is welded to the shaft. Seems that the shaft would have to rotate for this.
So, can someone let me know how these are supposed to work, and how it's supposed to come off. I have a service manual, but it doesn't have anything on this.
Thanks