Hitch Tube - Craftsman 486.243232 Owner's Manual

Assemble t hetwohitchbraces totheinsideofthe
hopper f rame,oneon eachside,using two 1/4"x
1-1/2" hexboltsandtwo1/4"nylock nuts.
DO NOT
TIGHTEN YET. See figure 2.
• Remove the nut from the middle bolt in the crossover
tube and shaft support plate. Leave the bolt in place.
See figure 2.
• Assemble the hitch tube onto the middle bolt and
secure it with the same nut you removed. DO NOT
TIGHTEN YET. See figure 2.
IMPORTANT: The hitch tube must attach to the side of
the crossover tube opposite the shaft support plate.
• Assemble the two hitch braces to the hitch tube using
a 1/4" x 1-1/2" hex bolt and a 1/4" nylock nut. DO
NOT TIGHTEN YET. See figure 2.
Tighten the nuts and bolts fastening the hitch braces
to the hopper frame and the hitch tube, then tighten
the middle lock nut fastening the hitch tube to the
crossover tube. DO NOT COLLAPSE TUBES WHEN
TIGHTENING.
MIDDLE BOLT
HITCH
TUBE
SHAFT
SUPPORT
PLATE
CROSSOVER
TUBE
"MIDDLE
NUT
HITCH BRACE
HITCH BRACE
FIGURE 2
Select the end of the axle with no cross hole.
Assemble a spacer, a 5/8" flat washer, a wheel (air
valve facing out) and then another 5/8" flat washer
onto the axle. See figure 3.
Install a hub cap by tapping it carefully onto the axle
with a hammer. See figure 3.
SPACER
5/8" DIA.
FLAT WASHER
HUB CAP
5/8" DIA.
I
FLAT WASHER
AIR VALVE
FIGURE 3
Select the end of the axle containing the cross hole.
Assemble a spacer, a 5/8" flat washer, a wheel (air
valve facing out) and then another 5/8" flat washer
onto the axle. Insert the 5/32" x 2" cotter pin through
the wheel hub and the axle and then spread the ends
of the pin. See figure 4.
Install a hub cap by tapping it carefully onto the axle
with a hammer. See figure 4.
5/32" x 2" SPACER
COTTER PIN
AIR VALVE
5/8" DIA.
HUB CAP FLAT WASHER
FIGURE 4
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