Craftsman 536881951 Operator's Manual

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TRACTION DRIVE CABLE ADJUSTMENT

1. Run the engine until the fuel tank is

empty and the engine stops.

2. Stand the snow thrower up on the

front end of the auger housing.

3. Loosen the bolts on each side of

the bottom panel (see Figure 25).

Bolt Bottom Panel

Housing

\_ Bolt

Figure 25

4. Remove the bottom panel.

5. Disconnect the "Z" fitting from the

drive lever (see Figure 23).

6. Slide the cable boot off the cable

adjustment bracket (see

Figure 26).

7. Push the bottom of the traction

drive cable through the cable ad-

justment bracket until the "Z"

hook can be removed.

8. Remove the "Z" hook from the

cable adjustment bracket. Move

the "Z" hook down to the next ad-

justment hole.

9. Pull the traction drive cable up

through the cable adjustment

bracket.

10. Put the cable boot over the cable

adjustment bracket.

11. Install the "Z" hook to the traction

drive lever (see Figure 23).

12. To check the adjustment, depress

the drive lever and check the length

of one of the drive springs. In cor-

rect adjustment, the length of the

drive spring is:

minimum 3" (76 ram.)

maximum 3-3/8" (85 mm.)

(see Figure 27).

Traction /

DriveCable////

Cable Adjustment /_ "Z" Hook

Bracket Figure 26

Drive Spring Figure 27

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Craftsman 536881951 9.5 Horsepower Electric Start 29" Dual Stage Snow Thrower

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