Craftsman 536.887750 Operator's Manual page 28

TRACTION DRIVE CABLE ADJUSTMENT
_lb WARNING: Drain the gaso- 5. Pushthe bottom of the traction
line outdoors, away from
fire or flame, justment bracket untilthe "Z"
1. Remove the gas from the gas tank.
Stand the snow thrower up on the
front end of the auger housing.
2. Loosen the bolts on each side of
the bottom panel (see Figure 45).
Bolt Bottom Panel
Auger
Housing
\ \ Bolt _/._J
Figure 45
drive cable through the cable ad-
hook can be removed.
6. Remove the "Z" hook from the
cable adjustment bracket. Move
the "Z" hook down to the next ad-
justment hole.
7. Pull the traction drive cable up
through the cable adjustment
bracket.
8. Put the cable boot over the cable
adjustment bracket.
9. To check the adjustment, depress
the drive lever and check the length
of the drive spring. In correct ad-
justment, the length of the drive
spring is:
minimum 3" (76 ram.)
maximum 3-3/8" (85 mm.)
(see Figure 47).
3. Remove the bottom panel.
4. Slide the cable boot off the cable
adjustment bracket (see
Figure 46).
3" min., 3-3/8" max.
Cable Boo
i 9'""")
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Cable Adjustment /_/ "Z" Hook
Bracket Figure 46
Drive Spring Figure 47
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