Had the truck on the ramp to check over a resent knocking on the rear end, found the below... Rubbers and bolt in the arm had seized and the rotation force ripped the mount clean off.
Lil bit of tig'ing later...
All cleaned up and a bit of plate on the front and side - shes back to normal. Took an age to free up the bolt and remove the arm, 30 mins with a gas gun and some patience. Freed everything up, greased and reinstalled.
A easy enough job once the exhaust was of but that was a bugger to get off and back on again, those pliers for removing rubber mounds are a blessing!
Changed the engine oil, fuel and air filter, added some engine cleaner to the tank, greased every nipple I could find but mainly the prop shaft as she was beginning to clunk when dropping her into gear.
Changed front tires - pretty worn in the inners, chucked some KO2's on her which now don't match the KO's on the back but they definitely look good!
Need to order up replacement rubbers all round - will book the ramp for a wet weekend and make sure there is plenty of gas around for the torch, I expect a good few hours heating things up...