Craftsman 486.243234 Owner's Manual page 7

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Turn the spreader upright onto its wheels.
Assemble the hitch bracket to the top of the hitch tube
using two 1/4" x 1" hex bolts and 1/4" nylock nuts. See
figure 5.
Assemble the hitch pin through the hitch bracket and
the hitch tube and secure with the hair cotter pin. See
figure 5.
HITCH PIN
_/ 1/4" x 1"
BOLT
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FIGURE 5
- HAIR COTTER PIN
Assemble the flow control link (end with small hole) to the
flow control arm using a 1/4" x 1" hex bolt, a nylon washer
and a 1/4" nylock hex nut as shown in figure 6. Tighten
carefully. The flow control link should not be loose but
should pivot with no more than slight resistance.
FLOW CONTROL
LINK
1/4" x 1"
HEX BOLT
SMALLEST
HOLE
NYLON
WASHER
FLOW
CONTROL
ARM
1/4"
NYLOCK NUT
FIGURE 6
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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 as shown in figure 7. Tighten
carefully. The flow control arm should not be loose but
should pivot with no more than a slight resistance.
• Place the vinyl grip onto the flow control arm. See figure
7.
VINYL GRIP
FLOW
CONTROL D,
ARM
FLOW CONTROL
MOUNTING
BRACKET
1/4" x 1"
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 7
(2) NYLON
WASHERS
1/4"
NYLOCK NUT
Place a 5/16" flat washer onto the end of the flow control
rod. insert the end of the rod through the slot in the flow
control mounting bracket and through the hole in the flow
control link. Secure with a 3/32" x 3/4" cotter pin. See
figure 8.
5/16" FLAT
WASHER
ROD
\
3/32"
COTTER
PIN
SLOT
FLOW
CONTROL
LINK
FIGURE 8