[john hall]

Made new pins for the rockshaft. I made them about .100 longer so I can be sure to get a nice heavy washer on there between the clip pin and deck hanger. Don't you just hate lawnmowers where you can't do that? When I knocked out the old pins it appeared the holes had been punched in the rockshaft. Being a machinist that didn't set well with me. I drilled them out to 9/16 and made the new pins a "tap" fit. Also left a slightly larger head on the pins to serve as a shoulder--hey it helped locate them for welding. I don't know if I did it or if it was factory, both arms on the rockshaft were out of line. I had to beat one around on the anvil, the other I had to twist with a pipe wrench. That one has been twisted for a long time as it had bad wear on the side. Got the rockshaft installed (used never-seize) and put the fenders back on. Also installed a clutch pedal safety switch. Dealt with some poor running issues with the engine and tinkered on the deck some more.