Craftsman 247.24020 Operator's Manual page 13

Attaching Chute Stop Bracket
1. Removethecarriageboltand lock nutholdingthe chute stopto
the deck.See the left Insetof Fig.20. Savethe hardware.
2. Installthe newchutestop bracket,fromthe looseparts,at the
samepositionon thedeck. Seethe rightInsetof Fig. 20. Secure
with the hardwareremoved earlier.
NOTE:An extracarriageboltand lock nuthavebeen suppliedin
yourbaggerkit in hardwarepack 689-00163.Youmay replacethe old
hardwarefor the chute stopbracketwith this newhardware,or save for
lateruse.
NOTE:This chute stop bracketmay stayon the unitevenwhenthe
baggeris not beingused.
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Figure20
Installing the Chute Strap on the Discharge Chute
1. Secure the strap to the chute with the hex screw (710-3015)
and flange nut (712-04064) provided In Hardware pack 689-
00163. See Fig. 21.
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Deck
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< ,_ 54-inch GT Deck
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Figure 21
Note: For all lawn tractors equipped with a 50-inch deck,
secure the strap in the upper hole as shown in Fig. 21.
Note: For all tractors equipped with a 54-inch deck, secure the
strap in the lower hole, as show in Fig. 21.
Installing the Discharge Chute
1. Reinstall t he cuttingdeck to the tractorreversing the instructions
for DeckRemoval i n operator'smanualof thetractor.
2. Raisethe deckto its highestposition.
3. Raisethe chutedeflector(A in Fig.22) on the deckand hold it
whileyou positionthedischargechuteoverthe chuteopening.
4. Insertthe hingepin of the dischargechute intothe tubeon the
chute stop bracket.See B in Fig. 22.
5. Rotatethechute aroundthe deck sothat its front edgefits snugly
intothe deckopening.Lowerthe chutedeflectorslowly(C in Fig.
22).
Figure 22
Attachthe retainerstrap on the dischargechute to the retainer
clip on the deck. Referto Fig. 23.
Figure 23
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