Boy I am going to hate the repair of this mower. Muffler has a hole that repairable. The problem is in order to get it off for the welding will take at least half a day to remove it and to reinstall it. Two mounting screws are less a quarter inch from the rear panel. Since this is the problem I must remove the engine and components just get these two screws out. Growling right now....As bad the JD Z925A that the PTO anti rotation mount is wore complete off requiring complete removal too just I can weld a heavy washer in place or it is a $1000 engine mount section of the frame.
Just hope my Afib don't show it butt again. Don't want to spend more time in the horsepital. Earlier I had to have electric reset of my heart and 40 lbs of water drain off. Not fun not breathing easily and heart racing at 200 bpm.