Quick additional question for those who have one of these tillers or are familiar.
First, I went aheads and dismantled most of the tiller looking for possible other problems,
On the Non-gear side of the tiller/tine shaft there is the Bearing Hub.
first, I took it off because it seemed full of weeds and twine etc.
Well there were no balls in that bearing, actually, you almost couldn't tell it was a bearing in there.
The Grease Zert was dies toyed as well. I got the bearing out finally both off the tine rod, and from inside the hub.
I'll see if I can get one to replace it.
second, Is the hub supposed to be one piece? The parts diagram makes it look like it supposed to come apart on the outside with a few bolts holding a cover in place. but, this is not how mine is at all.

Where as mine just looks like a bell/hub

Comments? Thanks