Craftsman SPIKER 486.24331 Owner's Manual page 7

• Fasten the hitch tubes together using three 5/16" x
2-1/4" hex bolts and 5/16" nylock hex nuts. Do not
tighten yet. See figure 4.
5/16" x 2-1/4"
HEX BOLT (3)
FIGURE 4
• Assemble the hitch brackets to the hitch tubes using
two 5/16" x 2" hex bolts and 5/16" nylock hex nuts. Do
not tighten. See figure 5.
• Assemble the hitch pin through the hitch brackets and
secure with the hair cotter pin. See figure 5.
IMPORTANT: Do not collapse the flat ends of the hitch
tubes when tightening the bolts in the next step.
• Tighten, but do not overtighten the two 5/16" x
1-1/2" hex bolts assembled in figure 1.
Tighten, but do not overtighten the two 5/16" x
1-3/4" hex bolts assembled in figures 2 and 3. The lift
handle must be able to pivot.
Tighten the hex bolts assembled in figure 4 and 5.
5/16" NYLOCK
HEX NUT (2)
FIGURE 5
• Assemble a 1/2" flat washer, a wheel, another 1/2" flat
washer and then a 1/2" jam nut onto a 1/2" x 4" hex
bolt. Tighten the nut finger tight and then back off 1/4
to 1/2 turn. See figure 6.
• Assemble the bolt and wheel to the transport tube
using a 1/2" nylock hex jam nut. Tighten the nut but
don't collapse the tube. See figure 6.
5/16" NYLOCK
HEX NUT (3)
5/16" x 2"
HEX BOLT (2)
HITCH PIN
HAIR COTTER
PIN (1/8")
• If the wheel does not spin freely, back off the nylock
jam nut and then the plain jam nut 1/4 to 1/2 turn each.
• Assemble a wheel to the other side. See figure 6.
TRANSPORT
TUBE
1/2" FLAT
WASHER
1/2" x 4"
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 6
• Screw a 1/4" nylock hex nut all the way onto the flow
control link. Assemble the ferrule onto the link and
then start a 1/4" nylock hex nut one or two turns onto
the link. See figure 7.
• Assemble the ferrule into the hole at the end of the
flow control lever using a 1/4" nylock hex nut. Tighten
the nut, leaving it loose enough that the ferrule can
pivot freely. See figure 7.
• Assemble the grip onto the end of the flow control
lever. See figure 7.
FLOW
CONTROL
LEVER
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
FERRULE
FLOW
CONTROL
LINK
FIGURE 7
7
1/2" NYLOCK
HEX JAM NUT
1/2" HEX
JAM NUT
GRIP
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT