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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LazyKG" data-source="post: 106361" data-attributes="member: 12643">I was scanning the forum for the first time in a while and found this thread unfinished. I thought that odd because I was sure I finished it. At any rate, with the help of the knowledgeable and helpful Tazza, spitzair, flyerdan, and my ever so kind neighbor Adam, I got the bloody thing done.The actual issue was the nut came off the bolt on which the lift linkage pivots and that bolt then unscrewed itself low enough to cause the linkage to disconnect. That bolt needed to be screwed back in (up) and a new locking net applied.Had I known that, I believe that I could have reached the bolt without completely removing the pump; just detaching the pump from the frame and tilting enough to get my arm in there and tighten the bolt. That would have been good to know because it was nearly as hard to get the pump back in as it was to get it out; fortunately, Adam was not afraid to use sufficient persuasion (jump on the dang thing) to get it back into position. Also, I still have some leaking connections that need to be addressed as I am dripping fluid all over the place.Still, it went back together and works like a charm. I had to drain the chain case as it was mixed with enough water to make it look like well-creamed coffee, using a drill-powered pump that I got from Northern Tool for a reasonable price. Again, thank you, fellows, for your expert guidance.</blockquote>