Walk Behind Lawn Mowers

I purchased a HU800HW mower last year and the drive shaft on the side opposite the cutting height control lever has broken. The end of it was sheared off after the bearing on adjuster arm assembly on that side separated from the plate in the assembly leaving the shaft to rest on the plate instead of the bearing.  Eventually, the plate cut through the drive shaft enough that it broke in two.  Of course, since that assembly is enclosed in a plastic cover, I only found out what happened after I removed the wheel on that side to see why there was no longer any drive power being applied to the wheel on that side and unfortunately with all of Husqvarna's warranty exclusions, a broken drive shaft does not appeared to be covered under their 2 year warranty.