To Assemble Discharge Chute To Auger Housing - Craftsman 842.240563 Owner's Manual

TO ASSEMBLE DISCHARGE CHUTE TO
AUGER HOUSING
• Loosen 3/8" Nut and Lockwasher Assembly that holds
Chute Control Cable Assembly to the Auger Housing
and move cable down away from Anchor Mounts.
• Insert 5/16 x 3/4" Carriage Bolt through one of the
holes in the Stack of the Auger Housing with the
head of the bolt to the inside of the stack.
(See Fig. 14)
• place one Stack Anchor onto the bolt.
• Install 5/16-18 Nylock Hex Nut finger tight onto bolt.
• Install, finger tight, two other Carriage bolts, Stack
Anchors and Nylock Nuts to the remaining two holes
of the Stack.
• Lubricate the outside of the Auger Housing'Stack
and the inside of the Discharge Chute with WD-40
or equal.
.• Install Discharge Chute onto the Stack of the Auger
Housing with the discharge opening facing forward.
•
Place hook of StacK Anchors over the lip of the
Discharge Chute, push Stack Anchors up, Pull out to
seat square of carriage bolt in hole and tighten Nylock
Nut at all three Stack Anchors.
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5/16
x
3/4"
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CARRIAGE BOLT
DISCHARGE
CHUTE
AUGER HOUSING
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5/16-18 NYLOCK
\ HEX NUT
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FIG. 14
• Move the Chute Control Cable up from the Stack of
the Auger Housing onto the bottom of the Discharge
Chute.
NOTE: Make sure top strand coming off Chute Control
Cable Assembly goes around front of Discharge Chute.
• .Place both loops of the Chute Control Cable over
the 1/4" Hex Bolt and the 1/4" Flat Washer on the
right hand side of the Discharge Chute.
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While keeping tight pressure to the left on the Chute
•
Control Cable Assembly, remove cable tie from the
cable, slide the Chute Control Cable Assembly to
the left until cable is taut and retighten 3/8" Nut and
Lockwasher Assembly to secure Chute Control
Cable Assembly. (See Fig. 15)
1/4 HEX BOLT
1/4 FLAT WASHER
3/8 NUT
&
LOCKWASHER
ASSEMBLY
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CHUTE CONTROL CABLE BonOM OF
(LOOPS) DISCHARGE CHUTE
FIG. 15
To obtain optimum clearance and chute rotation
proceed as follows:
• Make sure discharge chute is lubricated as shown
in the lubrication chart in this Owner's Manual.
• If rotation difficulty continues use a screwdriver to
pry out carefully on all three of the chute clips to
obtain a 1/16" to 1/8" gap between base and chute
clips or until chute rotates freely. (See Fig. 16)
CHUTE CLIPS
CHUTE BASE
FIG. 16
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