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mower deck pushed up against rear tire

bersh
9 years ago

My 917.271140 Craftsman is 14 years old. Local repair guy had to use hydraulic jack to straighten the shell in order to move it away from the rear wheel. But I undid his work when I hit a tree (not very hard). I tried to use a come along to pull the deck away from the wheel, but that actually made it worse. Other than buying a new shell and rebuilding it ($700 est. cost), is there anyway to pull the deck away from the tire (rear, opposite side from steering wheel) without removing the deck? Or if I have to remove it, without straightening it?

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