Craftsman 486.248463 Owner's Manual page 9

ATTACHING CLUTCH/IDLER ASSEMBLY
• Connect the end link of each chain to the springs
shown in fi gure 11.
Use this paragraph if your mower deck is less than
48"
• If you have a mower deck smaller than 48",
measure the outer di am e ter of the trac tor's engine
pulley. If the di am e ter of the pulley is less than 6",
move the inside hairpin clip in the L.H. ad just ing chain
from link #8 to link #5. (Links are counted from the
end of the chain attached to the spring).
ENGINE PULLEYS LESS THAN 6" IN DI AM E TER
FIGURE 11
Use this paragraph if your mower deck is 48"
• Attach the rear of the clutch/idler assembly to the
tractor frame by sliding the notched arms of the
assembly onto the shoulder bolts as sem bled to
the frame brackets. Lift the front of the assembly,
positioning the upper idler pulley so that it clears the
engine pulley. Attach the front of the assembly to the
hanger brackets using two pivot lock pins and two
hairpin clips. See fi gure 12.
HAIRPIN CLIP
FIGURE 12
LINK #5 IN
L.H. CHAIN
R.H. CHAIN
PIVOT LOCK PIN
RIGHT SIDE VIEW
Use this paragraph if your mower deck is 54"
• Attach the rear of the clutch/idler assembly to the
tractor frame by sliding the notched arms of the
assembly onto the shoulder bolts as sem bled to
the frame brackets. Lift the front of the assembly,
positioning the upper idler pulley so that it clears the
engine pulley. Attach the front of the assembly to the
hanger brackets using two pivot lock pins and two
hairpin clips. See fi gure 13.
TRACTORS WITH 54" MOWER DECKS ONLY
FIGURE 13
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PIVOT LOCK PIN
HAIRPIN CLIP