Sears 486.245951 ROD, FLOW, STOP, NYLON, NOTE:, NYLON, NYLON, FIGURE, FIGURE, WASHER, WASHER, FIGURE, FIGURE, HEX NUT, CONTROL, Tighten, 1/4" x 1, HEX BOLT, 5/16" FLAT

•Assemble the flow control arm to the flow control mounting bracket using a 1/4" x 1" hex bolt, two nylon washers and a 1/4" nylock hex nut. Tighten carefully. The flow control arm should be snug but should pivot with no more than slight resistance. See figure 9.

1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
	ON
2	1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

1/4" x 1"

HEX BOLT

NYLON

WASHERS (2)

FIGURE 9

•Hook the double bent end of the flow control rod through the hole in the slide gate bracket located near the bottom of the hopper. See figure 10.

FIGURE 10

•Place a 5/16" flat washer onto the other end of the flow control rod. Insert the end of the rod through the curved slot in the flow control mounting bracket and through the hole in the flow control link. Secure with a 5/16" flat washer and a 3/32" x 3/4" cotter pin. See figure 11.

NOTE: You can leave off the second washer if there is not enough room on the end of the rod.

						5/16" FLAT
					ON	WASHER
				2	1
				3
8			5	4		FLOW
		6
	7
						CONTROL
9
10
						ROD

3/32" HAIR

COTTER PIN

5/16" FLAT

WASHER

FIGURE 11

•Place the adjustable stop into the "ON" end of the slot in the top of the flow control mounting bracket. Secure with the 1/4" x 3/4" carriage bolt, a nylon washer, a 5/16" flat washer and the nylon wing nut. See figure 12.

NYLON
WING NUT
5/16" FLAT		ON
WASHER	2	1
	3
	4
NYLON	5
	9
	6
	7
WASHER	8
	10

ADJUSTABLE STOP1/4" x 3/4"CARRIAGE BOLT

FIGURE 12

•Position the flow control mounting bracket. See figure 13.

a.Push on flow control arm until it locks in "OFF" position.

b.Slide flow control mounting bracket along tube until closure plate in bottom of hopper just closes.

c.Snug the 5/16" nylock hex nuts just enough to hold flow control mounting bracket in place.

d.Set adjustable stop at "5". Pull flow control arm against stop. Verify that closure plate has opened about half way.

e.If closure plate does not open half way, adjust position of flow control mounting bracket until closure plate will open about half way at "5" and will still close when arm is locked in "OFF"

position. Tighten the 5/16" nylock hex nuts.

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