Craftsman 486.24276 manual Completing Assembly - All Tractors, See Figure

STEP 7: (SEE FIGURE 7)

,	Raise the tractor seat and remove the springs and
	bolts from the rear fender using a 1/2" socket for GT
	tractors or a 9/16" socket for LT tractors.
,	Place the base tube assembly onto the rear fender.
	Align the front or rear slot in the base brackets with
	the spring mounting holes. Check for clearance with
	the seat lowered and the rear bagger (optiona!)
	attached. If needed, reposition the base brackets to a
	different set of holes in the base tubes.
,	if the base leg tubes rub against the fender, attach the
	adhesive pads (K) to the bottom of the base leg tubes.
,	Attach the seat springs and the base brackets to the
	rear fender using the spring bolts that you removed.
	On GT tractors, if the spring bolts were less than 1"
	long, use the 5/16" x 1" bolts (E) and 5/16" washers
	(H) supplied with the Snow Cab. Align the base leg

COMPLETING ASSEMBLY - ALL TRACTORS

STEP 8: (SEE FIGURE 8)

,Assemble the upright tubes to the base assembly using a 5/16-18 x 2" carriage bolt (B), 5/16" flat washer (H) and plastic knob (L) for each tube.

NOTE: If holes do not align, !oosen bolts attaching base tubes to mounting bracket.

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tubes on the rear fender. Use a 1/2" socket (GT) or

a 9/16" socket (LT) to tighten the seat spring bolts

using moderate force. Do not overtighten. Next,

tighten the bolts fastening the base leg tubes to the

base brackets.

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KNOB (L)

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!i CARRIAGE HOLT (H)

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5116" FLAT

,WASHER (H)

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FIGURE 7

STEP 9: (SEE FIGURE 9)

,Assemble the top tubes to the upright tubes using two 1/4" x 1-1/2" hex bolts (D) (outside) and two 1/4" nylock nuts (F) (inside). Do not tighten yet.

,Fit the front U-tube onto the top tubes. Fasten the tubes together using two 1/4" x 1-1/2" hex bolts

(D)(outside) and two 1/4" ny!ock nuts (F) (inside). Tighten aH loose bolts and nuts.

,Fit the three support rods into the holes in the top tubes, with the rods arching upward. Do not over bend the rods when installing.

114" x 1-1/2"

HEX BOLT (D)

U-TUHE

1/4" NYLOCK

NUT (F) /

1/4" x 1-1/2" REX BOLT (D_

SUPPORT ROD

NUT (F)

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FIGURE 9