Craftsman 486.24207 Owner's Manual page 8

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21.Securethe bagcornersaroundthe lowerhopper
tubesby snapping the bagflapsto the bagbottom.
Seefigure15.
SNAP
FIGURE 15
Insert the hopper bag rod through the upper hole in
the upper hopper tubes and the through the stitched
sleeve at the front of the wind screen. See figure 16.
Assemble two palnuts by lightly tapping them onto
the ends of the pivot rod with a hammer. See figure
16.
HINT:
To ease assembly of the palnuts, place the bag
on its side on a hard surface. With the bottom end of
the pivot rod against the surface, tap a palnut onto
the top end of the rod. Repeat for other end of rod.
HOPPER
BAG ROD
PALNUT
FIGURE 16
IMPORTANT:
Do not over bend the support rods
during the following step. Over bending will cause the
spring steel rods to loose supporting tension.
Assemble the two hopper support rods as shown in
figure 17. Place the ends of the rods into the upper
and lower hopper tubes, bending the rod just enough
to fit into the holes in the tubes.
FIGURE 17
Align two hopper mount clamps with the lower hole
in each upper hopper tube. Insert a 3/8" x 3" clevis
pin through the clamps and the upper hopper tube.
Assemble a bag arm tube onto the clevis pin and
secure it with a 3/32" hair cotter pin. See figure 18.
Assemble a vinyl cap onto each bag arm tube as
shown in figure 18.
FIGURE 18
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