Sears 486.248463 owner manual Repeat with a frame bracket on the R.H. side of the tractor

This page for tractors with 54" mower decks only.

•Remove and store the mower stop bracket and bolt from both sides of the tractor frame. See fi gure 3.

•Remove the two bolts from the bottom of the foot rests on both sides of the tractor frame. See fi gure 7.

54" MOWER DECKS

MOWER STOP

BRACKET

FIGURE 7 RIGHT SIDE VIEW

•Assemble the 54" R.H. hanger bracket to the holes where the mower stop bracket was removed on the right side of the tractor frame. Fasten with two 3/8" x 1" hex bolts, two 3/8" lock washers and one 3/8" hex lock nut. See fi gure 8.

54" MOWER DECKS

3/8" HEX	3/8" LOCK
LOCK NUT	WASHER
	R.H. HANGER
	BRACKET (54")

	3/8" x 1"
	HEX BOLT
3/8" x 1"	3/8" LOCK
HEX BOLT	WASHER
FIGURE 8	RIGHT SIDE VIEW

•Assemble the 54" L.H. hanger bracket to the holes where the mower stop bracket was removed on the left side of the tractor frame. Fasten with two 3/8" x 1" hex bolts, two 3/8" lock washers and two 3/8" hex lock nuts. See fi gure 9.

54" MOWER DECKS

L.H. HANGER

BRACKET (54")

3/8" x 1"

HEX BOLT

	3/8" LOCK	3/8" HEX
		LOCK NUT
	WASHER
FIGURE 9		LEFT SIDE VIEW

•Assemble a frame bracket to the L.H. foot rest as shown in fi gure 10. Use two 3/8" x 1-1/4" hex bolts, four spacers (2 per bolt) and two 3/8" lock washers.

•Assemble a shoulder bolt to the inside of the frame bracket, securing it with a 3/8" lock washer and a 3/8" hex lock nut. See fi gure 10.

•Repeat with a frame bracket on the R.H. side of the tractor.

54" MOWER DECKS

	3/8" x 1-1/4"	3/8" HEX
	HEX BOLT	LOCK NUT
FRAME	3/8" LOCK	3/8" LOCK
		WASHER
BRACKET	WASHER

(2) SPACERS

SHOULDER

BOLT

FIGURE 10 LEFT SIDE VIEW

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