Craftsman 486.24311 Owner's Manual page 6

Assemble the plastic grip onto the height adjustment
lever, See figure 7.
Assemble the height adjustment lever to the middle
angle bracket using a 5/16" x 3/4" hex bolt and a
5/16" hex lock nut, Tighten so that the lever can
pivot. See figure 7.
HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT
LEVER _. GRIP
5/16" x 3/4" \_ ' ._
BOLT 5116" LO.CKo UT
FIGURE 7
Assemble the hitch mount arms to the channel hitch
bracket using four 5/16" x 3/4" hex bolts, 5/16" lock
washers and 5/16" hex nuts. See figure 5.
5/16" X 3/4"
HITCH MOUNT ARM _ HE)( BOLT
5/16" LOCKWASHER _ '_
CHANNEL HITCH __ _F_
5/16" HEX NUT
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FIGURE 8
Remove the bolts, lock washers and hex nuts which
fasten the ends of the sweeper hitch tubes together.
Assemble the channel hitch bracket to the hitch
tubes, using two new 5/16" x 3-t/4" hex bolts and re-
using the original 5/16" lock washers and 5/I6" hex
nuts. See figure 9.
5/16" HE)( NUT
(ORIGINAL)
5/16" LOCK
WASHER
7
5/16" x 3-1/4"
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 9
Remove the height adjustment handle from the
sweeper, keeping all of the hardware for use with the
new handle.
Assemble the new height adjustment handte to the
sweeper, re-using the original 5/16" x 1-5/8" curved
head bolts, bowed washers, 5/16" lock washers and
5/16" hex nuts as shown in figure 10.
Assemble the plastic grip onto the new height
adjustment handle. See figure 10.
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
HANDLE
5/16" X 1-5/8"
CURVED HEAD
BOLT (ORIGINAL)
BOWED WASHER
HEX NUT
FIGURE 10
5/16" LOCK WASHER
(ORIGINAL)