Craftsman 486.242112 owner manual Tighten Bolts, Attach Handle, Attach Knob

STEP 7 - TIGHTEN BOLTS

•At this time tighten the four bolts in fi gure 1 that fasten the hitch tubes to the sweeper housing. Next, tighten the two bolts in fi gure 2 that fasten the ends of the hitch tubes together. Finally, tighten the two bolts in fi gure 3 or 4 that fasten the hitch brackets to the hitch tubes.

STEP 8 - ATTACH HANDLE

•Assemble the height adjustment handle to the height adjustment tube on the front of the sweeper housing. Use the curved head bolts, bowed washers, lock washers and hex nuts which come pre-assembled to the tube. Position the height adjustment handle side to side so that the height adjustment strap will align up against the outside of the handle and then tighten the nuts. See fi gure 5.

•Assemble the grip (R) onto the end of the height adjustment handle as shown in fi gure 5.

HEIGHT

GRIP (R) ADJUSTMENT

HANDLE

HEX NUT

LOCK

WASHER

BOWED

WASHER

CURVED

HEAD BOLT

HEIGHT	HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT	ADJUSTMENT
TUBE	STRAP

FIGURE 5

STEP 9 - ATTACH KNOB

•Place the tooth-lock washer (H) between the height adjustment handle and the height adjustment strap. Insert the carriage bolt (D) through the handle, the tooth-lock washer and the strap. Assemble the fl at washer (G) and the plastic knob (S) onto the end of the bolt and tighten. See fi gure 6.

HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT	CARRIAGE BOLT (D)
HANDLE

TOOTH LOCK

WASHER (H)

HEIGHT

ADJUSTMENT

STRAP

KNOB (S)

FLAT WASHER (G)

FIGURE 6

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