Ssembly - Craftsman 486.243291 Owner's Manual

42-inch universal tow behind power mower
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ASSEMBLY
REMOVING UNIT FROM CRATE
Remove top boards.
Remove two Boltsfrom front of crate which hold
shipping anchors.
Remove two Boltsfrom bottom at rear of crate
which hold shipping anchors.
Remove Hitch Assembly and Parts Bag from crate.
Remove front of crate.
Roll Mower ronsardout ofcrate.
Remove Roller Bolt from Front Roller, remove
shipping anchorsand reinstall Roller Bolt.
Remove Nuts from Height Adjustment Stropsand
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remove shipping anchorsfrom each side of inower.
Reinstall Nuts to Height Adjustment Straps,then
loosen 1/4 tum to allow straps to pivotfrae!y.
Check all lOOseparts and bag contentsagainst
Crate Contents and Bag Contents illustrationon
page 4. If any part is missing or damaged contact
the store where you pumhased the unit.
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CAUTION
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Before starting to assemble mower,
remove spark plug wire from plug of
mower engine.
OPERATOR
ORIENTATION
When dght and left are mentioned in this manual, it
means your right and your left when you are seated
behindthe wheel in the operating position.
ENGINE OIL
VERY IMPORTANT:
Engine must be filled with oil before operation. See OIL
& FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS in engine Owner's
Manual for correct filling instructionsand oil fill capacity.
INSTALL
TOWBAR
TUBE
TO REAR
QUADRANT
Cut and remove the Plastic Tie which holdsthe
Wire Harness and the Clutch Cable to the Rear
Quadrant (See Fig. 1)
Remove two 3/8 Bolts, two 3/8 Lock Nuts and one
3/8 Flat Washer from the rear of the Towbar Tube.
Place tube into Rear Quadrant, align holes, insert
3/8-16 x =.1/2 Hex Boltthrough rear hole of tube.
Secure tightlywith 3/8-16 Lock Nut then loosen Nut
1/4 turnto allow tube to pivot freely Inside Rear
Quadrant.
Assemble a 3/8 Flat Washer onto a 3/8-16 x 2-1/2
Hex Bolt.
Insert Bolt and Wisher through slot of Rear
Quadrant and hole in Towbar Tube.
Secure tightlywith 3/8-16 Lock Nut then loosen Nut
114turn to allow tube to pivot freely inside Rear
Quadrant.
NOTE: Tow'oarTube must pivot freely inside Rear
Quadrant when latch is pulledfrom notch_
INSTALL CLUTCH CABLE AND WIRE
HARNESS TO TOWBAR TUBE.
Unwrap the Wire Harness and the Clutch Cable
from Around The Engiee.
Lay the Clutch Cable alongthe left side of the
Towbar Tube and the Wire Harness along the right
side of the Towbar Tube.
Install three 3/8" Cable Clips on the Clutch Cable
and three 1/2" Cable Clips ontothe Wire Harness.
Align all six Cable Clips with the holesin the Towbar
Tube and secure them with three #10 Self-Tapping
Screws.
INSTALL CLUTCH CABLE TO THE HITCH
ASSEMBLY
Remove one 1/4 inch Nut and Boltfrom the eyelet
of the Clutch Cable. (See Fig. 1)
Remove one of the 5/16 inch Nuts from the
threaded end of the Clutch Cable Housing and turn
the second Nut all the way ontothe threads.
Insertthe Clutch Cable and the loose 5/16 inch Nut
through the slotted hole in the Cable Guide of the
Hitch Assembly.
NOTE: The loose 5/16 Nut must be cocked sideways
slightlyto get it throughthe Slot.
Reinstall the loose 5116inch Nut ontothe Clutch
Cable Housing to secure Cable'Housing.
Alignthe eyelet of the C_utchCable with the hole in
the Mower Blade Clutch Lever and secure with one
1/4 inch Bolt and one 114inch Nut.
See DRIVE TENSION in the SERVICE AND
ADJUSTMENTS Section of this manual for proper
Clutch Cable adjustment.
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