Maybe I wasn't clear...the sickle is running true in the other guards, and the guard that is causing trouble is aligned with all the other guards...checked with straightedge, and string line. There are a few out of line...but all toward the far end of the sickle. The guard itself is hitting the sickle head....it is not clearing the sickle head, putting upward pressure on the sickle, causing it to bind, when the guard is tightened into place.
Bending the guard or attaching bar would, in my opinion, only make things worse! I honestly don't see any way around this, other than grinding the guard to clear. I noticed that this end guard had locknuts on it, and was the only one this way, so I this was apparently an issue for the previous owner also.
Not sure what to do, but I'd just as soon modify the easily replaceable, already somewhat worn part, to work. I am wondering if these are some aftermarket guards, that may not fit quite right. Hard to know what is correct when you are starting off with an unknown machine.
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