Craftsman 247.240193 Operator's Manual page 12

Installing the Deck Chute
Note: Determine if your deck is a newer model, or an older model. Refer to
the upper inset of Figure 17. If your deck has a mounting stud present, then
you have a newer deck model and you would follow the instructions below.
If no stud is present, refer to the instructions titled On Tractors With Older
Deck Configurations later in this section.
1. With the tractor's discharge chute raised up and held open (1), install the
chute elbow by placing the chute elbow mounting rod into the hole provided
in either your deck wheel bracket or chute mounting tab (2), as seen in
Figure 16.
2. Secure the chute elbow to the deck using the wing knob 720-04122 from
hardware pack 689-00312. See Figure 17.
Note: If present, remove the protective cap off of the mounting stud on the
mowing deck as seen in the upper inset of Figure 17.
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ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION
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Figure 16
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Figure 17
On Tractors with Older Deck Configurations
1. Install the rubber chute strap, from hardware pack 689-00313, onto the
chute elbow using the clevis pin (711-05063), washer (736-0204) and Bow-tie
cotter pin (714-04040) from hardware pack 689-00313. See Figure 18. Secure the
end of the strap utilizing the hole furthest from the end, insert the torsion spring
hook (732-04510A) into the other end.
Note: On decks with front deck wheels, the boot mount rod must be removed in
order to install this discharge chute elbow onto the tractor. See Figure 18.
Remove the Boot Mounting Rod
2. Install the deck mounting pin (711-05049) up into the chute elbow using two
flat washers (936-0176) from hardware pack 689-00313 and secure with a flange
lock nut (912-3027), as seen in Figure 19.
3. With the tractor's discharge chute raised up and held open, install the chute
elbow over the chute opening by placing the deck mounting pin in the hole
provided, as seen in Figure 19, then secure the elbow to the deck by hooking
the retainer strap torsion spring hook over the deck wheel mounting bracket
a seen in Figure 20.
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Figure 18
Figure 19