Your video was helpful for removing the deck but the process for checking the gear box oil level is incorrect. The 7/8" bolt on the side is where you fill the gearbox. The bolt on the front of the gear box "not pictured" is where you fill to. If you overfill to the 7/8" bolt level, oil will be forced out of the gearbox and make a mess. If I was smart enough to know how to add a picture of the owner's manual where it shows this, I would have. Thanks for the video of removing the deck.
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