Craftsman 247.379990 Operator's Manual page 9

3. Followthe stepsbelowto completehandleassembly:
a. Pullupwardon the handleuntil holesinlower handle (shownin
Figure 3deckcutaway) l ineup with holesinhandlebracket. S ee
Figure 4.
NOTE: Whenpullingupwardon handle,makesureto not pullhandleall the
wayout.
b. Insertthe T-boltsremoved in stepearlierthroughthe handle
brackets a ndlowerhandle andtightensecurely to secure the handle
inplace.SeeFigure 4.
c. Reattach wingnutsandcarriage bolts removed earlierinto lower
holesof handle asshownin Figure 5.
4. Theropeguideisattached to the rightsideof the upperhandle.Loosen the
wingknobwhichsecures the ropeguide.Refer t o Figure 6.
a. Holdbladecontrolagainst u pperhandle.
b. Slowlypullstarterropehandlefromengineandslipstarterropeinto
the ropeguide.SeeFigure 6.
c. Tighten ropeguidewingknob.
d. Use cabletiesprovided to secure bladecontrolanddrivecables to
lowerhandleasshownin Figure 6.
iMPORTANT: Toreduce wearandallowforproperoperation, m akesureto
leave someslackinthe upperportionof the cable(s).
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Figure 6
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