Good morning BB,

Again you are spot on - I loosened the Cutter to Land Roll chain and that has basically eliminated the noise.

All in all I think this has been a very fruitful exercise - identifying and replacing a suspect clutch body (with a stripped thread), a damaged thrust pad and not to mention learning a whole lot along the way.

I would just like to say thanks for all of your help and happy mowing.

Cheers,
Damian