How To Set Up Your Snow Thrower; To Assemble Snow Chute; To Install The Upper Handle And Crank Assembly - Craftsman 536.886331 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY
•
Assemble the snow chute.
• Roll snow thrower off the skid by pulling on the handle.
• Properly dispose of discarded packaging.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR SNOW
THROWER
Your snow thrower is equipped with height adjust skids
(See FIG. 2) on the outside of the auger housing. To adjust
the skid height, see To Adjust Skid Height paragraph in the
Service & Adjustments section of this manual. (See Fig-
ure 1 page 20).
TO ASSEMBLE SNOW CHUTE
• Remove three carriage bolts, flat washers, lock wash-
ers and nuts from snow chute flange.
• Position snow chute on snow chute llange and align
the three holes in the snow chute with tabs on snow
chute flange.
• Replace carriage bolts from inside of chute as shown
in FIG. 3, flat washers, lock washers, nuts and tight er]
• Hook remote chute return spring supplied through
both spring bracket as on deflector and chute exten
sion.
TO INSTALL THE UPPER HANDLE
AND CRANK ASSEMBLY
• On the right side of the handle, install and secure tile
following pads (found in parts boxl in the lower
handle hole as shown in FIG. 4A:
1 - 3/8" x 1-3/4" bolt
1 - 3/8" flat washers
1 - 3/8" lock washer
1 - 3/8" nut
Remove the 3/8" nylon Iocknut and flat washer from
the eye bolt assembly (on the chute crank assem-
bly). Check to make sure the two 3/8" jam nuts are
tight. The jam nuts should be 2 75 inches from _heend
of the eye bolt (FIG. 4B inset)
Install eye bolt through lower hole on the left hand side
ot the handle (See FIG. 4B)
Install the 3/8" flatwasher and the 3/8" nylon Iocknul
loosely on the eye bolt as shown in FIG. 4B
Remove the plastic bag lrom chute crank assembly
Remove the plastic cap, cotter pin and washer trom
the wormed end of the auger assembly (See FIG. 5
page 9).
Rotate the notched seclion of the discharge chute
toward the crank-adjusting rod (See FIG. 5 page 9;
Install the wormed end of the crank through the hole
in the adjusting rod and secure the end with the tlat
washer and cotter pin, as shown in FIG. 5 page 9
3s8 IN.
FLATWAS_
3_8 IN. X 1-3_4 IN.
BOLT
FIG. 4A
SPRING _
BRACKETS
CHUTE EXTENSION _ #L ......
NOW CHUTE
DEFLECTOR
TABS ., FLANGE
_ARRIAGE BOLT
FIG. 3
CONTROL PANEL _'-'-'!
" " _ : : ." • " " "_'_" _ R GHT HANDLE
• .... l
3 8 IN. X 3IN+
_ BOLT
/
381N.
,_NNER NUT
d
381N.
_LOCK WASHER
¥
ADJUST NUTS TO MOVE
.EYE BOLT IN OR OUT
;LAfWASHER
CRANK
EYE BOLl
38"NYLON
3sB"ELATWASHER
JAM NUTS
\
FIG. 4B inset
FIG. 4B
38'FLATWASHER
DAPTER
END OF
EYE BOLT