Tuff Cut 210 front wheels will not spin freely

Hey all...

Loving the info on this forum! But am having a hard time locating any info on the issue I am having.

My neighbor asked me to look into getting an old mower that he had sitting around to see if I can get it going.

After some work, I have gotten it running, and even gotten the drive to work. Only problem I have now is when you release the drive, the front wheels will not roll freely.

I have opened the drive box and can verify that the gear IS releasing like it should, so I know that is not the problem.

After taking off the wheels, I have found that I can turn the gears if I use a wrench, or if I put some muscle into it with my hand. So I am wondering if there is a way to possibly grease the axle in some way?

Like I said before, the drive works perfect, so I know the axle/gears are not bound up.

Thanks all in advance! :ThumbUp:

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