Traction Drive Cable Adjustment - Craftsman C950524302A Owner's Manual

ADJUSTMENT/REPAIR
Traction Drive Cable Adjustment
,_ WARNING: Drain the gasoline outdoors, away from fire or flame.
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 42).
3. Remove the bottom panel,
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Bolt
Boffom Panel
Auger Housing
4. Disconnect the "Z" fitting from the drive lever (see
Figure 40).
5.
6,
Slide the cable boot off the cable adjustment bracket
(see Figure 43).
Push the bottom of the traction drive cable through the
cable adjustment bracket untilthe "Z" hook can be re-
moved.
7. Remove the "Z" hook from the cable adjustment
bracket. Move the "Z" hook down to the next adjust-
ment hole.
8. Pull the traction drive cable up through the cable ad-
justment bracket,
Traction Drive Cable
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Cable Boot
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Cable Adjustment Bracket
Figure42
"Z" Hook
Figure 43
9. Put the cable boot over the cable adjustment bracket.
10. Install the "Z" hook to the traction drive lever (see
Figure 40).
11. To check the adjustment, depress the drive lever and
check the length of the drive spring (see Figure 44). In
correct adjustment, the length of the drive spring is
minimum 3 inches (76 mm.)
maximum 3-3/8 inches (85 mm.).
12. Install the bottom panel (see Figure 42),
13. Tighten the bolts on each side of the bottom panel.
Figure 44
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