Craftsman 917.249392 - Manual (Page 11)

16. Attach discharge guard to latch assembly and
mower housing (Fig. 8} using two 5/16 carriage
bolts
and two 5/16 locknuts (shown full size
below). Bolt heads to underside of mower housing
Tighten securely. Hardware furnished with grass
catcher. NOTE: Tighten hardware assembled in
steps 13 and 1S.
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Reattach mower to tractor. Refer to "Mower In­
stallation'' in your tractor owners manual.
ASSEMBLY-GRASS CATCHER
All hardware for grass catcher assembly is found in bag
labeled "Mounting Bracket Hardware"
1 Locate u-bolt in parts bag. Place two 1/4 hex nuts
and fw o washers (shown full size below) on u-bolt
(Fig. 9 - inset).
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NOTE: Run nuts on u-bolt as shown in illustration below.
U-bolt and hardware furnished with grass catcher.
2 Insert u-bolt through slot in drawbar as shown in
Fig, 9.
3. Place the rear mounting bracket (Fig. 9) on u-bolt
and secure with two washers and two 1/4 locknuts
(shown full size below). Tighten finger tight Rear
mounting bracket and hardware furnished with
grass catcher
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4 Secure the rear mounting bracket to the drawbar
(Fig. 9) using: one shoulder bolt, one washer and
one 3/8 locknut (shown full size below). Tighten
securely. NOTE: Tighten hardware assembled in
step 3. Hardware furnished with grass catcher
U-BOLT
HEX
NUT
WASHERS
g::::’WASHER
. locknut
REAR
MOUNTING
BRACKET
SHOULDER
BOLT
FIGURE 9
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