Craftsman SPIKER 486.24331 Owner's Manual page 8

• Place the flow control lever into the slot in the hopper.
See figure 8.
• Place the center brace into the hopper. Insert the 1/4"
x 1-1/4" hex bolt through the center brace and the
front of the hopper. Assemble a 1/4" flat washer, the
flow control lever and a 1/4" nylock hex nut onto the
bolt. Do not tighten yet. See figure 8.
• Insert the 1/4" x 3/4" hex bolt through the center
brace and the rear of the hopper. Assemble a 1/4" flat
washer and 1/4" nylock hex nut onto the bolt. Tighten
both the front and rear bolts. See figure 8.
CENTER
BRACE
1/4" FLAT
WASHER
1/4" HEX
LOCK NUT
1/4" FLAT
WASHER
FIGURE 8
• Insert the 5/16" x 1-3/4" carriage bolt up through the
slot and secure it with a nylon washer and the plastic
wing nut. See figure 9.
• Move the lift handle into the locked position as shown
in figure 9 and then tip the spreader back to rest on
the wheels and the rear of the hopper.
PLASTIC WING NUT
LOCKED POSITION
FIGURE 9
1/4" x 1-1/4"
HEX BOLT
1/4" x 3/4"
HEX BOLT
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
NYLON
WASHER
5/16" x 1-3/4"
CARRIAGE BOLT
• Move the flow control lever as far as it will go to the
"OFF" position. Push the feed plate back as far as it
will go to the closed position. See figure 10.
• Place a nylon washer onto the bent end of the flow
control link and then insert the link into the feed plate
bracket. Secure it with a 3/32" x 3/4" cotter pin. See
figure 10.
• Tighten the lower 1/4" nylock hex nut until it touches
the bottom of the ferrule, then tighten the upper 1/4"
nylock hex nut until it is snug against the top of the
ferrule. See figure 10.
• Hook the open end of the spring into the feed plate.
Place the closed end of the spring onto the end of the
hex bolt in the flow control lever. Secure it with a 1/4"
nylock hex nut. See figure 10.
• Open and close the feed plate using the flow control
lever. Check to make sure the feed plate is closed
completely when the lever is in the "OFF" position.
If the feed plate does not close completely, adjust
the 1/4" nylock hex nuts on the flow control link. See
figure 10.
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
FLOW CONTROL LINK
FEED PLATE
FIGURE 10
8
FLOW
CONTROL
LEVER
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
EXTENSION
SPRING
3/32" x 3/4"
COTTER PIN
NYLON
WASHER