Hi Grumpy,
Thanks for those instructions i will do that.
but I thought I would have a go at getting the exhaust off.
Oh my GOD what a mission one bolt came off clean the 2nd i had to grind it off, then discovered that the exhaust is attached to the plate that the motor is attached to. so after much grunting and 6 bolts and black crap everywhere i got the motor off. It needed doing !!! I have a feeling its never been off before there is a layer of pitch black thick gritty smelly stuff almost full in the bottom half of the exhaust/muffler probably 3 inches deep the top half is only a little better only because gravity makes it fall on the bottom half.
so I'm going to set to and clean it all up and reassemble.
I'm telling you grumpy mate this was really a 2 person job for me. but I conquered the Everest of mower disassembly by myself hahaha.
Pete