Craftsman 247.77588O Owner's Manual page 6

through hinge on dischargechute and housing
(spacer fits inside of hinge). See figure 3 inset.
Spac_er_-J-_
Hex Nut
--Hex Bolt
Hinge
\
Hopper Pivot Door
Inlet Guide Opening
He_
Hopper Nut
Wing
Dischargl
Figure 3
Place second spacer over hex boltinsidethe
other part ofthe hinge. Secure with hex lock
nut. Tighten securely.
Secure both sides of dischargechute to housing
using wing knobs that you earlier removed.
Tighten wing knobs.
ATTACHING HOPPER ASSEMBLY
Remove the 8-3/8" long hex boltand the hex nut
from the bottomof the inlet guide opening. See
figure 4 inset.
Place the hopperassembly on the ground and
hold it in the positionshown in step 1 in figure 4.
Holdingthe hopper, pushhopper pivotdoor
down insidethe hopper. See figure 4.
Slide the hopperassemblytowards the chipper-
shredder housingso that the upper guide on the
hopper assemblyslides under the stop washer
on each side of the inletguide, See figure 4.
Align the two holes(one on each side) of the
lower hopperwith the two holes (one on each
side) ofthe inletguide. See figure 4 inset.
insert the hex bolt(that you earlier removed)
from the leftthroughthe holeon the hopper and
the inletguide. Insertthe hex nut onto the bolt
from the otherside. See figure 4 inset.
Tighten the bolttillthe lock nut is engaged.
Make sure to remove sideplay from the bolt, but
the hoppershouldbe able to pivot.
Inlet 1.
Guide
Hopper
Figure 4
To raise the hopper, holdthe hopperby the
hand-holdand liftit up till it clicksintoposition.
To Iowerthe hopper, hold the hopperby the
hand-holdand pullthe release bar. The hopper
shoulddrop down. See figure 5.
Release Bar
Figure 5
The flap controlrod is already attached to the hopper
at the top. The other end of the rod has to be attached
to the stop washer on the inletguide. See figure 6.
Raise the hopper tillit clicksinto position.
Unscrewthe shoulder boltfrom the stop washer
on the inlet guide. See figure6.
Align the loose end of the flap controlrodwith
the stop washer on the inletguide.
Slidethe shoulder boltthroughthe opening in
the flap controlrod. Secure tightly.See figure 6.