Yardman 604 Series Deck Assembly Issues

[stanman20]

My 1st post, so please be understanding. I have a Yardman 604H I purchased in 2005. I recently removed the deck per manual instructions. There was no mention of removing any springs, but I notice a spring (approx. 3/4" an inch long) stretching when I dropped the deck to the garage floor. I foolishly tugged on the deck and the end of the spring snapped at one end. Then after I pulled out the deck and removed the rest of the spring I could see where it attached on the underside of the tractor. There is a bolt that attaches to the frame. I lost the broken piece of the spring but remember it had a flat piece with an eyelet that can go on a bolt to connect it to the deck near the right side pulley cover. I emailed MTD, but their reply was "There are no springs on the unit which attach to the cutting deck and frame. We believe the spring being reference would connect to the engagement plate assembly. " I double checked and found the bolt. I took pics of it (see attached).
Does anyone have any ideas?
thnx

 

[Briana]

Welcome to LawnMowerForum!

I moved your thread to the Small Engine & Mower Repair forum. :smile:

 

[Carscw]

Go to mtdparts.com and look up your model number and you can pull up a pic of the deck. You can zoom in and see how it goes on and can order the spring

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[stanman20]

I finally got a reply from MTD and they sent a pdf of an exploded view that includes the spring. Apparently the manual that came with my tractor was published 2 years before my was made so it didn't include any reference to the spring. I'm now in the process of verifying the part number so I can order a replacement.
Thanks for your response.