I have a wonderful one owner (before me) example of these, which ran perfectly until I hit some bricks hidden in long grass. The deck came up rapidly with the handle whacking my right leg just below my right knee.
It did some damage, with the brake arm now fouling the side of the cutter pulley when the deck is down, and when up, the brake pad arm is a long way from the lower face of the pulley - and the brake pad has gone. I cannot see how to get it all to line up again - nothing seems bent.[Linked Image]

Of greater concern is the piece of metal found on top of the deck - 8.75: long, holes 7" apart, with witness marks each end. I cannot see where it has come from.
Can anyone please point me in the right direction for fixing this, and identifying the mystery part and where it might have come from?
Many thanks,
Doug (Brisbane)

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