John Deere x700 deck attach problem

kokomojuggler

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Ive spent hours trying to get my deck reattached after removing it. The deck won't fully engage the drive spindle so that the rear bars on the deck never lock into the undercarriage. Ive tried sitting in front of the tractor and pushing the deck with my feet.

I thought there may be something inside the coulping but I removed the deck drive fitting by loosening the set screws and it slides right in.

It seemed the carriage doesn't go low enough so I raised the scalping wheels to lowest notch to get it to engage at all. I tried the left and right rear deck adjustments to get the carriage to go lower, but it takes a lot of torque to adjust even after applying penetrating oil, so that little adjustment is possible.

I adjusted the drive shaft bolt to match the height of the deck drive part of the coupling, and the bolt is loose when it is partially coupled. (About 80%)

Im running out of ideas.
 
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