Craftsman 536886122 snow thrower

User Manual - Page 6

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TO REMOVE SNOW THROWER
FROM CARTON
= Locate and remove container of 5W30 oil.
= Locate all parts packed separately and
remove from the carton.
- Remove and discard the packing material
from around the snow thrower.
Cut all four corners of the carton from top
to bottom and lay the panels flat.
° Roll the snow thrower off the carton by
pulling on the lower handle. CAUTION:
DO NOT back over cables.
- Remove the packing material from
handle assembly and plastic protector on
top of auger housing°
. Cut ties securing the clutch control cables
to the lower handle and lay cables back
away from the motor frame.
TO INSTALL THE UPPER HANDLE
AND CRANK ASSEMBLY
,, Loosen, but do not remove the screws,
flatwashers, lockwashers and hex nuts in
the upper holes of the lower handle. See
next figure.
° Raise upper handle into operating posi-
tion. Upper handle should be to the
outside of the lower handle.
NOTE: Make sure the cables are not
caught between the upper and lower
handle.
Install hardware supplied in the parts bag
(Screw, flatwasher, lockwasher, and hex
nut) into middle hole on right hand side of
handles. Do not tighten until all bolts are
in place.
Locate crank assembly removed earlier
and remove the 3/8" nylon iocknut and
flatwasher from the eye bolt assembly.
Check to make sure the two 3/8" jam nuts
are tight. The jam nuts should be 2.75
inches from the end of the eye bolt. See
figure on next column.
5/16" hex Nu
5/!6" Lockwasher
. Upper handle
11/32" Flatwasher
Screw
Reinstall flatwasher and adapter. Install
eye bolt through lower hole in the left
hand side of the handle. See figure be-
low.
Install the 3/8" flatwasher and the 3/8" ny-
lon Iocknut on the eye bolt as shown in
figure below.
Carefully remove cotter pin, clevis pin and
universal joint pin from yoke end of crank
rod assembly as shown in second figure
below.
, Place universal joint into end of worm
gear lining up large holes. Insert universal
joint pin (ensure opening in pin is in line
with small openings in universal joint)°
Place yoke end of crank rod around uni-
versal joint, lining up openings. Insert
clevis pin through assembly and secure
with cotter pin. Spread ends of cotter pin
to lock in place. See figure below.
Adjust nuts to move
bolt in or out
Iocknut
flatwasher
Bolt
Flatwasher
Tighten nut on eye bolt, keeping eye in
line with the rod while tightening the in-
side securely.
Tighten all handle bolts.
! t _\'\ Crank Rod
| 1 ! _1Clevispin Assembly
t u JA
_ Universaljoint
I \Worm Mounting
Bracket
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