knuckes grazed, I was a bit lazy on the last post. I actually do take photos of a lot of things I fix and I have included one below. This is the order the roll pin and springs came out.

Been so busy fixing other mowers, havent gotten back to this one yet.

Look forward to any comments. Tonight I will check the links you provided so thanks for that.Note the roll pin in the photo is slightly damaged. The top washer seemed like normal washer. I am assuming in this case the friction washer might be warn causing the pawls not to throw out.
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