Assemble a shoulder bolt to the bottom hole in

each side plate, securing each bolt with a 3/8" lock washer and a 3/8" hex lock nut. See figure 3.

_8" HEX LOCK NUT

3/8"LOCK

WASHER

R. H. SIDE PLATE

3/8"SHOULDER BOLT

FIGURE3

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRACTORS WITH FOOT REST BRACKETS UNDER THE FOOT RESTS (Figure 4.)

Remove and discard the bolt and nut from the LH. foot rest bracket and the side of the tractor frame as shown in figure 4. Repeat for the R.H. bracket. HINT: If the tractor'ssuspension arms are in the way, lower them using the attachment lift lever.

Using the now empty hole and the hole beside it, attach the L.H. Hanger Bracket (marked "L") to the inside of the tractor frame. Use two 3/8" x 1" carriage bolts, 3/8" lock washers and 3/8" hex lock nuts, making sure the bolt heads are on the inside of the tractor frame. Repeat for the R.H. side. See figure 4.

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LOCK-----_

BOLT REMOVED

WASHER /

- FROM THIS

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3/8" HEX

 

LOCK NUT

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SUSPENSION ARM

3/8" xl"

CARRIAGE

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRACTORS NOT HAVING FOOT REST BRACKETS UNDER THE FOOT RESTS (Figure 5.)

Locate the empty hole beneath the foot rest in the left side of the tractor frame as shown in figure 5. Attach the L.H. Hanger Bracket (marked "L') to the inside of the frame using a 3/8" x 1" carriage bolt, 3/8" lock washer and 3/8" hex lock nut. Make sure the bolt is assembled from the inside of the tractor frame. Repeat for the R.H. side.

HINT: If the tractor'ssuspension -armsare in the way, lower them using the attachment lift lever.

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3/8" x 1"

CARRIAGE L H. HANGER

BRACKET

BOLT

FIGURE5

LEFT SIDE VIEW

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL TRACTORS

Remove and discard the bolt, washer and nut which fasten the sway bar bracket to the L.H. side of the tractor frame. Replace with a shoulder bolt and a 3/8" hex lock nut as shown in figure 6.

SHOU

 

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BOLT REMOVED

 

FROM THIS HOLE

" HEX

SWAY\

BAR /LOCK NUT

BOLT

BRACKET

BRACKET

FIGURE4

LEFT SIDE VIEW

FIGURE 6

LEFT SIDE VIEW

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Craftsman 486.2484 HEX Lock NUT, Side Plate 8SHOULDER Bolt, Bolt Removed Washer From this, Suspension ARM Carriage