I have had the same issue with my 1450. I did bend the lift rod inward toward the seat when trying to tap in that coil pin. Need to have good back bracing on that lift rod. But, I've decided in the future, to up-grade to a 82 Series clamp-on style, and be done with the mess. I plan to order a new lift rod at that point.
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IH CUB CADET 1450, 72, 86, 1211, IH #2 CART, IH 56" SNOW BLADE, COLLECTING CUB CADET ENGINES
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