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48" deck rebuild

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I have a 78' 316 with a 48D deck. My spindles and starting to get noisy and there is a rust hole in the top front of the deck. How expensive are these decks to restore or would I be better off to start shopping for a refurbished deck. What are my options for a deck that will fit my tractor.
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Take all the wires and cable ends loose one at a time and then clean them and put them back on. Eventually you will get to the dirty bad one and it will work right again. Rust/corrosion is you enemy here. If that doesn't work it is either the ignition switch or the battery no matter what your charger says. Roger
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Knowing JD you probably have to buy the board but you could find out by going to www.jdparts.com, joining and then looking to see if the part is available. Roger
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