It did not wobble out 2-2.5 inches of steel. There are flanged sintered bushing inserts punched into the ends of the guide tube. Replacement parts 832260. Either buy the service replacements or fab your own. Heck, a piece of water pipe would probably do until you can mill out a whole new mower deck from a slab of titanium or better yet: that 8' 3D printer you will need to buy before you dare mow your lawn.
Or just pound out the old ones, shove in the new ones and take the rest of the day off. My Rural King has them in the bins. similar to JD M83541 (need 4 with JD instead of 2 with Kubota.)
