Craftsman 486.24599 owner manual Exhaustt Bes, Browning Shield Figure, Hex Bolt

•Remove bolts from mounting holes in tractor frame. See figure 3.

•Attach extension bracket to rear mounting hole in frame using a 3/8" x 1-1/2" hex bolt, flat washer and lock washer. Be sure bracket is turned as shown in

figure 3. Do not tighten yet.

•Slide bumper onto extension brackets. Align slots in bumper and extension brackets and fasten to frame using two 3/8" x 1-1/2" hex bolts, flat washers and lock washers. Push bumper down for hood tilt clearance and then tighten all bolts. See figure 3.

NOTE 1: If bolts cannot be inserted into or screwed into front mounting holes in tractor frame, use self threading bolts.

NOTE 2: If bolts can be inserted freely into mounting

holes in tractor frame, they must be secured with lock washers and hex nuts on inside of tractor frame.

HEX NUTAND		EXTENSION
LOCK WASHER
		BRACKET
(SEE NOTE 2)
	USE THESE	WASHER
	HOLES
		(SEE NOTE 2)

HEXBOLT

FLAT WASHER

BRACKET ON

SOME MODELS

FIGURE 3

(GT) GARDEN TRACTORS

CAUTION! Muffler is hofl Allow engine to

cool down before proceeding with bumper installation.

Remove tractor hood.

Unscrew bolts from mounting holes in tractor frame. If bolts are secured by hex nuts that you cannot reach, remove heat shield. For access to hex nuts, slide muffler down exhaust tubes to rest on top of browning shield. Replace muffler and heat shield after assembling bumper. See figure 4.

, REMOVE BOLTS

IFFLER HEAT SHIELD

EXHAUSTT_BES

MUFFLER"

/

rHESE BOLTS

BROWNING SHIELD

FIGURE 4

Fasten bumper to frame using four 3/8" x 1-1/2" hex bolts, lock washers and flat washers. Do not tighten yet. See figure 5.

Push bumper down for maximum clearance, then tilt hood forward. If hood remains stable when tilted

forward, tighten the hex nuts that fasten the bumper to the frame. See figure 5.

NOTE 1: If bolts cannot be inserted into or screwed into front mounting holes in tractor frame, use self threading bolts.

NOTE 2: If bolts can be inserted freely into mounting

holes in tractor frame, they must be secured with lock washers and hex nuts on inside of tractor frame.

LOCK WASHER	FLAT WASHER
AND HEXNUT
(SEE NOTE 2)	LOCK WASHER
	(SEE NOTE2)
	HEX BOLT

(SEE NOTE 1)

FIGURE 5