Assemble Mounting Anchors; Assemble The Crank Rod Support Anchor - Craftsman 842.240563 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLE MOUNTING ANCHORS
• Remove 3/8" Lock nut from the Bolt of the tractor
frame. (See Fig. 8)
• Assemble smaller hole of Mounting Anchor over
Bolt and reassemble Lock Nut keeping Mounting
Anchor at approximately 45 degrees to frame.
• Repeat the above steps on the right side of tractor.
NOTE: Figure shows vertical crank shaft engine tractor.
Mounting anchors are assembled to the same bolt on
tractors equipped with horizontal crank shaft engines.
MOUNTING
ANCHOR
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FIG. 8
ASSEMBLE THE CRANK ROD
SUPPORT ANCHOR
• Remove the Plastic Cap from Height Indicator Scale
using a flat screwdriver under the edge of the cap.
(See Fig. 11)
• Disassemble and discard 51'16 x 1" Bolt that holds
the Height Indicator Scale to the tractor.
• Remove two 3/8 x 1/2" Bolts and the Height
Indicator Pointer from the left side of the tractor
frame. (See Fig. 9)
• Position the Crank Rod Support Anchor over the two
holes and secure it in the front hole with one 3/8 x 1­
114" Bolt. (See Fig. 9)
• Place the Height Indicator Pointer over the rear hole
parallel with the Crank Rod Support Anchor and
secure it with one 3/8 x 1-114" Bolt. (See Fig 9)
• Place 5/16 x 1-114" Hex Bolt through 5/16" Lock
Washer. one 11132 x 1-112" Flat Washer, Height
Indicator Scale, one 11132 x 1-112" Washer, four
1/8" thick Washers and secure to tractor lift shaft.
(See Fig.
10)
• Reassemble Plastic Cap. (See Fig. 11)
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NOTE: When mower is reassembled to the tractor, the
height indicator scale should be adjusted. Raise mower
to highest position, set indicator to "high" and retighten
indicator bolt.
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HEIGHT INDICATOR
POINTER
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BOLT 3/8 X 1 1/4
WASHER 3/8 LOCK
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CRANK ROD SUPPORT
ANCHOR
FIG. 9
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FLAT WASHER
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