Craftsman 486.24443 Owner's Manual page 8

• Assemble ball end of control cable up through hole in
cable end fitting and pull until ball slips inside curled
edge of fitting as shown In figure 12. If ball won't slip
under edge of curl it will need to be inserted through
open end of cud. See figure 12.
• Assemble 1/4" x 1-1/4' hex bolt down through the
cable end fitting, the 5/8" !ong spacer and the left
hand hole in the channel assembly. Secure with a
1/4" hex lock nut. See figure 12. Tighten.
NOTE= Make sure the cable mount bracket is aligned
with the cable end fitting as shown in figure 12 to
prevent binding of cable. The other end of the
control cable will be attached in a later step.
CABLE END 1/4" x 1-1/4"
FITrlNG HEX BOLT
SPACER, 5/8" LG.
ASSEMBLY
J
HOLE
I
1/4" HE)( LOCK NUT "jO
REAR
FIGURE 12
(Left Hand Side VIew)
1/8" x 1-1/4" ._--_-t
co'r'rER PIN
--
BLADE
PIVOT "_
SHAFT _
\
PLASTIC
CAP
• 3/8" HE]( NUT
(BOTTOM)
BLADE
ADJUST
SPRING \ SPRING
MOUNT _/_
ROD 1/8" x 1-1/4"
PIVOT PLATE COI-I'ER PIN
FIGURE 13
(Right Hand Side View)
Assemble the 1/2" washer onto the channel pivot pin.
See figure 14.
Attach the channel assembly to the tractor by placing
the end of the channel assembly up inside the pivot
support bracket on the tractor. Align the hole in the
pivot suppoi't bracket Withthe second hole from the
end in the channel assembly. Insert the channel pivot
pin through the aligned holes from the left side and
secure with a hairpin cotter pushed all the way
through to the loop end. See figure 14.
NOTE: All hairpin cotterson this snow blade should be
pushed through to thei r loop en d.
To attach Me blade to the channel assembly, align the
notched holes in the pivot plate with the notched
holes in the blade. Insert a 1/8" X 1-1/4" cotter pin
down through the hole at the bend in the blade pivot
shaft. Spread the ends of the pin. From the left side
insert the blade pivot shaft, bend facing up, through.
the notched holes. Secure the shaft with another 1/8"
x 1-1/4" coffer pin through the end hole in the shaft.
Spread the ends of the pin. See figure 13.
Remove the plastic cap and one 3/8" hex nut from the
bolt in the blade adjust spring. Adjust tt_eremaining
3/8" hex nut down approximately 1" onto the bolt
threads. Hook the spring over the spring mount rod as
shown in figure 13. Place the bolt up through the hole
in the top edge of the blade and reassemble the other
3/8" hex nut and tighten down against the top edge of
the blade. Replace the plastic cap over the end of the
bolt threads. See figure 13.
_.PIVOTBRACKETSUPPORT _ 1/2" WASHER
CHANNEL
PIVOT PIN
EXPOSED
END OF CHANNEL
PUSH THROUGH
TO LARGE LOOP
•_ CHANNEL
HAIRPIN ASSEMBLY
COTTER
ALTERNATIVE
HAIRPIN DESIGN •
FIGURE 14
(Right Hand Side View)
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