Craftsman 486.248463 Owner's Manual page 7

If you have a 54" mower deck go directly to page 8.
All other deck sizes use the fol low ing in struc tions.
• Remove the mower stop bracket and its two bolts and
nuts from the R.H. side of the tractor frame as shown
in fi gure 3.
• If the tractor has a muffl er guard at the front of the
R.H. foot rest, remove the bottom bolt and nut, and
the washer which is located between the guard and
the tractor frame. See fi gure 3.
• Remove the two bolts from the bottom of both the
R.H. and L.H. foot rests. See fi gure 3.
MUFFLER GUARD
(ONLY MODELS WITH
SIDE MUFFLER)
MOWER STOP
BRACKET
FIGURE 3
• Assemble the R.H. hanger bracket to the bottom hole
where the mower stop bracket was removed and to
the upper hole under the front of the foot rest. Fasten
with two 3/8" x 1" hex bolts, 3/8" lock wash ers and
3/8" hex lock nuts. (On tractors with muffl er guards,
slide the hanger bracket between the guard and the
tractor frame.) See fi gure 4.
3/8" HEX
LOCK NUT
FIGURE 4
RIGHT SIDE VIEW
MUFFLER GUARD
(ONLY MODELS WITH
SIDE MUFFLER)
R.H. HANGER
BRACKET
3/8" x 1"
HEX BOLT
3/8" LOCK
WASHER
RIGHT SIDE VIEW
• Assemble the L.H. hanger bracket to the left side of
the tractor frame using two 3/8" x 1" hex bolts, two
3/8" lock washers and two 3/8" hex lock nuts as
shown in fi gure 5.
L.H. HANGER
BRACKET
3/8" x 1"
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 5
• Assemble a frame bracket to the L.H. foot rest and
sway bar bracket as shown in fi gure 6. Use two 3/8"
x 1-1/4" hex bolts, three spacers and two 3/8" lock
wash ers.
• Assemble a shoulder bolt to the inside of the L.H.
frame bracket, securing it with a 3/8" lock wash er and
a 3/8" hex lock nut. See fi gure 6.
• Repeat with a frame bracket on the R.H. side of the
tractor. Attach in the same manner but use four
spac ers (two per bolt).
Proceed to page 9.
•
3/8" x 1-1/4"
HEX BOLT
3/8" LOCK
L.H. FRAME
BRACKET WASHER
(2) SPACERS
FIGURE 6
7
3/8" LOCK
WASHER
3/8" HEX
LOCK NUT
LEFT SIDE VIEW
3/8" HEX
LOCK NUT
3/8" LOCK
WASHER
(1) SPACER
SWAY BAR
SHOULDER
BOLT BRACKET
LEFT SIDE VIEW