Craftsman 486.248463 Owner's Manual page 10

ASSEMBLY OF SNOW THROWER
• Place the lift handle into the lift bracket on the right
side of the snow thrower. Fasten the handle to the
bracket using two 5/16" x 1-3/4" hex bolts, 5/16" lock
washers and 5/16" hex nuts. See fi gure 14.
LIFT HANDLE
LIFT BRACKET
5/16" HEX NUT
FIGURE 14
NOTE: Be sure the lift release cable's plastic covering
remains inserted into the trigger assembly while
com plet ing the next step.
• Push the lift handle down into the locked position.
Insert the end of the cable wire into the hole in the
lift rod. Place the threaded fi tting into the slot in the
lift brack et, with one hex nut above and one hex
nut and the lock washer below the slot. Tight en the
nuts, ad just ing them to elim i nate slack in the cable
wire. See fi gure 15. Refer also to the Service and
Adjustments section on page 18 in this manual.
TRIGGER
ASSEMBLY
FIGURE 15
5/16" x 1-3/4"
HEX BOLT
5/16" LOCK
WASHER
RIGHT SIDE VIEW
LIFT RELEASE
CABLE
HEX NUT
LOCK
WASHER
HEX NUT
CABLE
WIRE
RIGHT SIDE VIEW
• Remove the nylon tie which fastens the chute crank
rod to the crank support tube.
• Assemble the crank support tube (fl at side) to the two
brack ets on the left side of the thrower hous ing using
two 3/8" x 1-1/2" hex bolts, 3/8" lock wash ers and 3/8"
hex lock nuts. See fi gure 16.
3/8" x 1-1/2"
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 16
• Attach the chute tilt control assembly to the top side
of the crank support tube using two 5/16" x 1-3/4"
carriage bolts, bowed washers, 5/16" lock washers
and 5/16" hex nuts. See fi gure 17.
CRANK SUPPORT TUBE
TILT CONTROL HANDLE
5/16" x 1-3/4"
CARRIAGE BOLT
BOWED WASHER
5/16" LOCKWASHER
FIGURE 17
• Attach the chute crank assembly to the plastic bracket
on the left side of the thrower hous ing as shown in
LIFT
fi gure 18. Use two 5/16" x 1" carriage bolts, 5/16" fl at
ROD
washers, 5/16" lock wash ers and 5/16" hex nuts. Do
not tighten yet.
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CRANK
3/8" LOCK
SUPPORT
WASHER
TUBE
3/8" HEX
LOCK NUT
CHUTE CRANK ROD
5/16" HEX NUT
LEFT SIDE VIEW
TILT
CONTROL
ASSEMBLY
LEFT SIDE VIEW