Craftsman 247.88851 Owner's Manual page 8

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Chute Crank
Bracket
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 Carriage Bolt,
Hex Lock Nut
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.
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Chute Crank
Flat Washer
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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.
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.
Adjust the chute bracket so that the spiral on the
chute crank fully engages the teeth on the chute
assembly.
Using a wrench, tighten the hex bolt and the hex
nut on the upper chute crank bracket.
Fully rotate the chute, using the chute crank, to
make sure that it moves freely. Tighten the nuts
on the lower chute crank bracket securely.
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Cables
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Lower Chute
Crank
Figure 8
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.
Cable Guide
Figure 9
Tighten all loose hardware on the handle
assembly in the following order -- first the hex
bolts at the bottom of the handle, then the
carriage bolts and lastly the hex bolts on the rear
of the handle panel.