Assembly-Grass Catcher - Craftsman 917.249393 Owner's Manual

1 4o Attach discharge guard to latch assembly and
mower housing [Fig. 8) using two 5/16 carriage
bolts and two 5/16 locknuts (shown furl size
below). Bolt heads to underside of mower housing_
Tighten securely, Hardware furnished with grass
catcher,
1 5_ Reattach mower to tractor, Refer to "Mower In-
stallation"in your tractor owners manual
ASSEMBLY-GRASS CATCHER
Al! hardware for grass catcher assembly is found in bag
labeled "'Mounting Bracket Hardware",
! ,, Locate u_bolt in parts bag_ Place two 1/4 hex nuts
and two washers (shown full size below) on u-bolt
(Fig, 9 - insetL
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NOTE: Run nuts on u-bolt as shown in illustration belowr
U-bolt and hardware furnished with grass catcher.
D__ACHDARG E " _ _
BOLTS FRONT
LATCH
BRACKET
LATCH
ASSEMBLY
FIGURE 8
U-BOLT
HEX
NUT
2. Insert u-bolt through slot in drawbar as shown in
Figo 9,
3. Place the rear mounting bracket (Fig, 9) on u-bolt
and secure with two washers and two 1/4 locknuts
(shown furl size below). Tighten finger tight, Rear
mounting bracket and hardware furnished with
grass catcher.
4, Secure the rear mounting bracket to the drawbar
(Fig° 9) using: one shoulder bolt, one washer and
one 3/8 locknut (shown full size below), Tighten
securely. NOTE: Tighten hardware assembled in
step 3. Hardware furnished with grass catcher,
WASHERS
WASHERS
t/4 LOCKNUTS
HEX NUTS
U-BOLT
DRAWBAR
SHOULDER
BOLT
3/8 LOCKNUT
REAR
MOUNTING
BRACKET
FIGURE 9
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