Craftsman 486.245041 Operator's Manual

, Pul!thecartbodyhalvestogether., Tighten the four truss head bolts.Tighten the six hex bolts in the sides of the cart.Tighten the three hex bolts in the bottom of the cart,keeping the bottom aligned., Assemble the wheel support to the bottom of the cartusing eight 5/16" x 3/4" truss head bolts and 5/16"nylock nuts as shown in figure 4. Heads of bolts goon the inside of cart. Tighten.5/16" NYLOCK 5/16" × 3/4"NUT TRUSS HEAD BOLT/FIGURE 4_ oWHEELSUPPORT "\4Lay the cart down onto it's top flanges.Align the latch stand bracket so that the tab is at therean Fasten the bracket to the rear set of holes at thefront of the cart, leaving the front holes empty for now.Use two 1/4" x 3/4" hex bolts, 1/4" fiat washers and1/4" nylock nuts. Use the 1/4" fiat washers as shimsbetween the bracket and the cart bed. Make onlyfinger tight at this time. See figure 5.LATCH STAND 1/4" NYLOCKBRACKET NUTrear) /@1/4" FLAT\ 1/4" x 3/4"HEX BOLTFIGURE 510Place the rear tongue onto the wheel support and thelatch stand bracket. Assemble the axle through thewheel support and the tongue. Fasten the axle to thewheel support using two 1/4" x 1=3/4" hex bolts and1/4" nylock nuts. See Figure 6.iMPORTANT: Make sure the tongue is securely lockedto the latch stand bracket by the latch lock lever.1/4" x I-3/4"HEX BOLT AXLE TONGUEFIGURE 6Assemble a spacer tube onto each end of the axle asshown in figure 7.Assemble a 1" fiat washer, a wheel (valve stem facingout), and another 1" fiat washer onto the axle asshown in figure 7. Secure the wheel with a 1/8" x 1-1/2" cotter pin, spreading the ends so that a hub capwill fit over the pin. Assemble the hub cap by pressingit onto the fiat washer. Repeat on other end of axle.SPACER TUBEWHEEL \1" FLAT \_WASHERHUB CAP 1/8" × 1-1/2"COTTER P_N1"FLATWASHERFIGURE 7