To Install The Upper Handle And Crank Assembly - Craftsman 536.886531 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY
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rO INSTALL THE UPPER HANDLE
AND CRANK ASSEMBLY
• Remove the screws, flatwashers, lockwashers, and
hex nuts securing the shitter plate in the lower holes
of the lower handle and move shift lever to 3rd gear
® Loosen, but do not remove, the screws, flatwashers,
lockwashers, and hex nuts in _he upper holes ol the
lower handle
® Raise upper handle into operating position Upper
handle should be to the outside of the lower handle
and shifter prate to the inside
O Replacethe right hand screw, flatwasher, lockwasher,
and hex nut through the handle and shifter plate Do
not tighten t_ntilall bolts are in place
NOTE: Unless you have the assistance of another per-
son, it may be easier to install one side ot the handle at a
time.
@ Remove the 3/8" nylon locknut and flatwasher from
the eye bolt assembly (on the chute crank assembly
earlier) 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 Fig 4B)
@ Remove the plastic bag, the plastic cap, the cotter pin
and the washer from the crank assembly and set
aside (See Fig 5)
@ Rotate the notched section of the discharge chute
toward the crank-adjusting rod (See Fig 5)
® Install the wormed end of the crank through the hofe
in the adjusting rod and secure the end with the
llatwasher and cotter pin, as shown in Fig 5
• Bend the ends of the cotter pin around the rod and
reinstall the plastic cap
@ Instal] eye bolt through lower hole in the left hand side
ot the handle and shifter plate (See Fig 4B)
® tnstall the 3/8" flatwasher and the 3/8" nylon locknut
loosely on the ey bolt as shown in Fig 4B
® Tighten the eye bolt installed earlier, keeping eye in
line with the rod while tightening the inside securely
® Tightenthe screw, flalwasher, Iockwasherand hex nut
at the lower right hand hole (See Fig 4A)
NOTE: Make sure the cables are not caught between
the upper and lower handle
O Tighten two upper handle bolts
O Rotate the chute crank fully clockwise and lulty counler-
clockwise The discharge chule should rotale tully with
approximately 1/8 inch ctearance belween ihe worm
and the bottom ot the notch (See Fig 5)
FTER PLATE
BOOT
FLATWASHER
3_FLATWASHER
ADAPTER
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FIG, 4B
PLASTIC
CAP COTTER/-
FLA_.
)118 INCH
CRANK ADJUSTING ROD
NOTCHED SECTION
;LEARANC_
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If the chute crank needs to be adjusted, go to the
Service and Adjustments section on page 17 Screws
securing chute clips at the base of the chule should be
slight}y loose for easy rotation
NOTE: Be sure the crank does not touch the side of the
engine or the cover wilt be scratched,