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Sears 486.248463 User Manual

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FIGURE 12

RIGHT SIDE VIEW

FIGURE 11

Use this paragraph if your mower deck is 48"

• Attach the rear of the clutch/idler assembly to the

tractor frame by sliding the notched arms of the
assembly onto the shoulder bolts as sem bled to
the frame brackets. Lift the front of the assembly,
positioning the upper idler pulley so that it clears the
engine pulley. Attach the front of the assembly to the
hanger brackets using two pivot lock pins and two
hairpin clips. See fi gure 12.

ATTACHING CLUTCH/IDLER ASSEMBLY

LINK #5 IN
L.H. CHAIN

R.H. CHAIN

• Connect the end link of each chain to the springs

shown in fi gure 11.

Use this paragraph if your mower deck is less than

48"

• If you have a mower deck smaller than 48",

measure the outer di am e ter of the trac tor's engine
pulley.

If the di am e ter of the pulley is less than 6",

move the inside hairpin clip in the L.H. ad just ing chain
from link #8 to link #5. (Links are counted from the
end of the chain attached to the spring).

ENGINE PULLEYS LESS THAN 6" IN DI AM E TER

Use this paragraph if your mower deck is 54"

• Attach the rear of the clutch/idler assembly to the

tractor frame by sliding the notched arms of the
assembly onto the shoulder bolts as sem bled to
the frame brackets. Lift the front of the assembly,
positioning the upper idler pulley so that it clears the
engine pulley. Attach the front of the assembly to the
hanger brackets using two pivot lock pins and two
hairpin clips. See fi gure 13.

HAIRPIN CLIP

PIVOT LOCK PIN

TRACTORS WITH 54" MOWER DECKS ONLY

FIGURE 13

HAIRPIN CLIP

PIVOT LOCK PIN