Craftsman 486.24516 - Manual (Page 13)

Assemble a 1/4" hex nut and then a 1/4" flat washer
onto each end of a tie rod. Insert the rod ends through
the upper holes in the sides of the hardtop. Assemble
another 1/4" flat washer and 1/4" hex nut onto each
end of the tie rod. Adjust the hex nuts to make the
distance between the sides approximately the same
front to rear.
Tighten the nuts. See figure 16.
Assemble the three hinges to the front of the hard top
using six 1/4“ X 5/8" hex bolts, 1/4" flat washers, 1/4"
lock washers and 1/4" hex nuts. Assemble the bolts
and fiat washers from the bottom. See figure 16.
• Assemble the right hand and left hand door latches to
the back of the hard top using two 5/16" x 3/4“ hex
bolts, nylon washers and 5/16“ nylock nuts. Place the
nylon washer beneath the door latch. Tighten so that
the latch is snug but will still rotate. See figure 17.
• Place a 3/8" flat washer onto the end of the right prop
rod and insert the rod into the lower hole in the side of
the hardtop. Assemble a 3/8“ flat washer and a 3/8"
hex lock nut onto the rod on the outside of the hard
top.
Tighten the nut and then loosen 1/2 turn. See
figure 18. Repeat for the left prop rod.
Lower the hard top. If it does not tit down easily into
the "Z" brackets, adjust the width of the hardtop by
adjusting the nuts on the tie rod. See figure 19.
Screw a 1/4" hex nut approximately half way onto a
1/4“ X 1" hex bolt. Insert the bolt into the hole in the
side of the cart as shown in figure 19. Fasten the bolt
to the cart using a 1/4" lock washer and 1/4" hex nut.
Tighten so that tHfe nut is even with the end of the
bolt. Repeat on the other side. See figure 19.
Mount the hard top to the cart by inserting the hinges
into the slots in the front panel of the cart. See figure
18.
FIGURE 19
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