Hydro Rear Assembly - Craftsman 917.242440 Owner's Manual

HYDRO REAR ASSEMBLY
INSTALL ACTUATOR BRACKET
ASSEMBLY, HYDRO (See Fig. 7)
• Remove upper hex bolt securingtransaxle bracket to
LH frame rail, as indicated by arrow.
• Fit leftand rightactuatorbracketstogether,bent bracket
to inside. Slide actuator bracket assembly up against
inside of LH frame rail, as shown.
• Assemble 3/8-16 x 1 carriage boltthroughLH frame rail
and upper corner holes of actuator bracket assembly,
as shown. Hand tighten 3/8-16 Iocknuton bolt.
• Insert7/16-14 x 1-1/4 hexboltfrom insidetractorframe
rails through RH actuator bracket, drawbar, LH frame
rail and transaxle bracket as shown. Hand tighten
Iocknut on hex bolt
• While holding jamnut on inside of actuator bracket
assembly, insert remaining 7/16-14 x 1-1/4 hex bolt
from outside through transaxle bracket, LH frame rail
and actuatorbracket assembly and thread intojamnut,
as shown.
• Tighten all hardware securely.
ASSEMBLE ELECTRIC ACTUATOR
TO BRACKETS, HYDRO
(See Figs. 8 & 9)
• Assemble largeretainer springinouter hole ofactuator
pinas shown.
NOTE: use end of actuator pin with only one hole.
• Place actuator in place and align hole in actuator with
holes in actuator bracket assembly.
• Insertactuatorpin through holes in bracket assembly,
actuator and flat washer. Retain with large retainer
springat inner most hole locationas shown.
ACTUATOR PIN_
LARGE
RETAINER
SPRING
HEX BOLT
JAMNUT (THIN) INSIDE)
LH. FRAME
RAIL
Fig. 8
ELECTRIC
ACTUATOR
FLATWASHER
L.H. FRAME
RAIL
ACTUATOR PIN
R.i
ACTUATOR
BRACKET
SKID BRACKET
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_EMOVE HEX
BOLT AND
DISCARD
.TRANSAXLE
BRACKET
ELECTRIC
ACTUATOR
ACTUATOR
BRACKET
R.H. ACTUATOR
BRACKET"
L.H. ACTUATOR
BRACKEI
LARGE
RETAINER
SPRING
FLATWASHER
ACTUATOR PIN
LARGE
RETAINER
SPRING
Fig. 7 9 Fig. 9