[MBZ] bent pulley on mower

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Earlier this summer I removed the deck on my 54" riding mower to replace 
the belt.  I was going to turn mower deck upside down to remove blades 
to sharpen them while I had it off and ended up dropping it.  Deck hit 
the floor and broke an arm that holds the pulley on which is spring 
loaded to tighten the belt.  I got a replacement arm from ebay and 
installed it.  The thing is basically made out of pot metal.  Anyway, it 
broke after about 5 minutes of mowing.  Seller sent new arm but when I 
installed it I noticed the top pulley which connects the deck to mower 
was wobbling.  In other words I must have bent it when I dropped it.  I 
mowed a couple of times with it just fine and suddenly the arm broke 
again.  I am assuming the wobble is vibrating the arm causing it to 
break.  I am going to have to pull it apart again.  Does anybody have 
any advice on trying to straighten it out?  I am looking for a 
replacement now but if I can get this one back flat that would best as 
JD parts tend to be expensive.

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