Maintenance; General Recommendations; After First Use; Lubrication - Craftsman 536.884821 Owner's Manual

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
The warrantyon thissnowthrowerdoes notcoveritems
that have been subjectedto operator abuse or negli-
gence,.To receivefull value from the warranty,operator
must maintain snowthrower as instructed inthis manual.
MAINTENANCE
Some adjustments will need to be made periodically to
propedy mainlain your snow thrower,
All adjustments inthe Service and Adjustments section of
this manual should be checked at feast once each
season,
AFTER FIRST USE
e Check thetracks for tension and adjust if necessary
(See To Adjust Track paragraph on page 23).
Checkthe track adjustment and fasteners reguladyr
(PULL UP GENTLY AT CENTER)
FIG. 15
e Be sure that all tasteners are tight..
AS REQUIRED
The following adjustments should be performed more
than once each season.
e Auger and Track Drive Belts shouid be adjusted
alter the first 2 hours of use and again after 25 hours
and at the beginning o! each season SeeTo Adjust
Belts paragraph on page 19
e All screws and nuts should be checked often to
make sure they are tight, pre{erabty alter each use.
SNOW THROWER
LUBRICATION - EVERY TEN HOURS
• Weight Transter System _Coat weight transler side
plates with clinging type grease, such as Lubrip_ate,
every ten (10) hours and before storage,, See Lu-
brication Chart on page 26
e Auger Shaft- Using a hand greasegun,lubricatethe
auger shaft zerk fittings (See A, Fig 16) every ten
(10) operating hours, Each time a shear bolt is
replaced (see TO Replace Auger Shear Bolt para -
graph on page 23), the augershaft MUSTbe greased,
e For storage or when replacing shear boils, remove
shear boils and lubricate auger shaft zed_s,,Rotate
augers several times on the shaft and reinstal! the
shear bolts.
LUBRICATION - NOT REQUIRED
e Hex Shaft and Gears- Hex shaft and gears require
no lubrication, Altbearings andbushings are liletime
lubricated and require no maintenance (See Fig 17),,
NOTE: Any greasing or oiling of the above components
can cause contamination ol the friction wheel, If the disc
driveplate or friction wheel come in contact with grease
or oil, damage to the friction wheel will result,,
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FIG. 16
FRICTION
WHEEL
CHAINS
HEX
SHAFT
Should grease or oilcomein contactwith the discdrive
plate or frictionwheel, be sure to clean the plate and
wheel thoroughly_
NOTE: Forstorage,the hexshaft and gears shouldbe
wipedwith10W-30motoroittopreventresting (See Fig..
17)_
e Auger Gear Box - The auger gear box has been
factory lubricated for lite If for some reason lubri-
cant should leak out, have augergearcase checked
by a competent repairrnan_
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