Craftsman 247.88852 Owner's Manual page 8

Figure 5
• You may have to loosen the carriage bolts and
hex lock nuts which secure the lower chute
crank bracket to the extension on the left side of
the chute assembly. See Figure 6.
Lower Chute
Crank Bracket
Figure 6
• Place one 3/8 ID flat washer (from group G of
the hardware pack) on the end of the chute
crank, then insert the end of the crank into the
eye hole in the plastic bushing in the chute crank
bracket. See Figure 7.
Hairpin Clip
Flat Washer
Lower Chute
Crank Bracket
Figure 7
• Place the other 3/8 ID flat washer (from the
same group of hardware) on the end of the
chute crank and insert hairpin clip into eye hole
at the end of the chute crank. See Figure 7.
Upper
Handle
Look
under this for
Handle Panel
Support
Upper
Chute Crank
Bracket
Carriage Bolt,
Hex Lock Nut
Plastic Bushing
Chute Crank
Flat Washer
• Adjust the chute bracket so that the spiral on the
chute crank fully engages the teeth on the chute
assembly.
• Slide the upper chute crank through the plastic
bushing in the upper chute crank bracket and
then into the lower chute crank. See Figure 8.
Align the holes on the two pieces of the chute
crank, and secure with hairpin clip from group C
of the hardware pack.
Tilt
Chute
Cables
• Fully rotate the chute, using the chute crank, to
make sure that it moves freely.
• Using a wrench, tighten the hex bolt and the hex
nut on the upper chute crank bracket.
• Slip the cables that run from the handle panel to
the chute into the cable guide located on top of
the engine. See Figure 9.
• Tighten all loose hardware on the handle
assembly in the following order — first the four
hex bolts at the bottom of the handle, then the
carriage bolts and lastly the hex bolts on the rear
of the handle panel.
Attaching Clutch Cables
The clutch control cables are attached to the snow
thrower. For shipping purposes, if the cables are
attached to the top of the engine with cable ties, cut
the cable ties now. The Z ends of the clutch cables
are hooked into the clutch grips on each handle.
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Upper
Chute
Crank
Bracket
Upper
Chute
Crank
Lower Chute
Crank
Figure 8
Cable Guide
Figure 9