Assemble a 1/4" hex nut and then a 1/4" flat washer onto each end of a tie rod. Insert the rod ends through the upper holes in the sides of the hardtop. Assemble another 1/4" flat washer and 1/4" hex nut onto each end of the tie rod. Adjust the hex nuts to make the distance between the sides approximately the same front to rear. Tighten the nuts. See figure 16.

Assemble the three hinges to the front of the hard top

using six 1/4" x 5/8" hex bolts, 1/4" flat washers, 1/4" lock washers and 1/4" hex nuts. Assemble the bolts

and flat washers from the bottom. See figure 16.

1/4" HEXNUT

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114"FLAT 1/4" HEXNUT 114"LOCK \

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TIE ROD

HEX BOLT

FIGURE 16

Assemble the right hand and left hand door latches to the back of the hard top using two 5/16" x 3/4" hex bolts, nylon washers and 5/16" nylock nuts. Place the nylon washer beneath the door latch. Tighten so that the latch is snug but wifl still rotate. See figure 17.

POLY HARDTOP

DOOR LATCH

(LEFT HAND)

Place a 3/8" flat washer onto the end of the right prop rod and insert the rod into the lower hole in the side of

the hardtop. Assemble a 3/8" flat washer and a 3/8" hex lock nut onto the rod on the outside of the hard top. Tighten the nut and then loosen 1/2 turn. See figure 18. Repeat for the left prop rod.

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3/8" H_

LOCK NUT

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FIGURE 18

Lower the hard top. If it does not fit down easily into the "Z" brackets, adjust the width of the hardtop by adjusting the nuts on the tie rod. See figure 19.

Screw a 1/4" hex nut approximately half way onto a 1/4" x 1" hex bolt. Insert the bolt into the hole in the side of the cart as shown in figure 19. Fasten the bolt to the cart using a 1/4" lock washer and 1/4" hex nut. Tighten so that the nut is even with the end of the

bolt, Repeat on the other side. See figure 19.

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5/16" NYLOCK NUT

NYLON WASHER

5/16" x 3/4"

HEX BOLT

DOOR LATCH

(RIGHT HAND)

FIGURE 17

114" LOCK

WASHER

114" HEX NUT

Mount the hard top to the cart by inserting the hinges into the slots in the front panel of the cart, See figure

18.

FIGURE 19

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Craftsman 486.24516 manual Hexnut, TIE ROD HEX Bolt, Door Latch Left Hand, Nylock NUT Nylon Washer, Door Latch Right Hand

486.24516 specifications

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