[SuperSherman44]

I fixed my one tractor before by drilling a 2nd hole in part 17. At that time, jd wanted over a 100 $ for that part. I had to go buy the proper drill bit size, which was 6mm. Then used the turn buckle to lengthen.
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This is also what I did with mine, thanks to Skwirls info. It’s still good, over a year later👍

 

[SuperSherman44]

Let us know how it works when you reassemble it all!