I need help with my rising mower. Since the second time I used it, it's been extremely hard to crank.

The first time I used the mower was the first time I mowed the grass at my new home just 2 days after moving in. I didn't know the yard and the grass was high. I ended up running over a small stump. In my research yesterday, thanks to the post that made the front page on repairing mowers, I think my problem may be that the mower jumped time when the blades hit the stump. So today, I took the cover off and while looking down at the flywheel, it looks to me like something is "off." It looks like the keyway is slightly right of center (or left, depending how you're looking at it). If I'm right, is this the reason that it's so hard to get cranked every time? It literally takes almost 30 minutes every time I mow to get it cranked. I'll have to connect battery cables to my truck to keep the battery on the mower strong enough to finally crank it. Pics are in the first comment. What do you guys think?

Riding mower. Not rising.

Submitted March 31, 2015 at 09:48PM by Dad3girls http://ift.tt/1EZ3EeN