To Remove Snow Thrower From Carton - Craftsman 536.886141 Instructions Manual

TO REMOVE SNOW THROWER
FROM CARTON
• Locate and remove container of 5W30 oil.
° Locate all parts packed separately and
remove from the carton.
NOTE: Place fuel stabilizer in a safe place
until needed for storage.
o Remove and discard the packing material
from around the snow thrower°
o Cut al! four corners of the carton from top
to bottom and lay the panels flat.
• Roll the snow thrower off the carton by
pulling on the lower handle. CAUTION:
DO NOT back over cables.
° Remove the packing material from
handle assembly and all plastic material
on unit.
o Cut ties securing the clutch control cables
to the lower handle and lay cables back
away from the motor frame.
TO INSTALL THE UPPER HANDLE
AND CRANK ASSEMBLY
Cut tie holding shift rod to lower handle
and move shifter to the first(l) forward
gear.
Loosen, but do not remove the screws,
flatwashers, lockwashers and hex nuts in
the upper holes of the lower handle. See
figure below.
,_ Upper handle
.._\ Loosen do not
/ omo o
_ 11/32 Flatwasher
._=_.._5/16 X 2"
Screw
5/16" hex Nut
/
5/16" Lockwasher
° Raise upper handle into operating posi-
tion. Upper handle should be to the
outside of the lower handle.
NOTE' Make sure the cables are not caught
between the upper and lower handle.
NOTE: if the cables have become discon-
nected from the clutch levers, reinstall the
cables as shown in figure below.
"Z" fitting
NOTE: if the cables have become discon-
nected, reinstall spring as shown in figure
below.
Traction
drive
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Traction
J Auger drive
3" _pring
4" uger ddve
Jrive springlever
NOTE: Position cable through slot on
shifter plate.
° Install hardware supplied in the parts bag
(Screw, flatwasher, loclo, r_asher, and hex
nut) into lower hole on right hand side of
handles. Do not tighten until all bolts are
in place. See first figure on this page.
° Locate crank assembly removed earlier
and remove the 3/8" nylon Iocknut and
flatwasher from the eye bolt assembly.
See figure below.
, Reinstall flatwasher and adapter. Install
eye bolt through lower hole in the left
hand side of the handle. See figure be-
low.
° Install the 3/8" flatwasher and the 3/8" ny-
lon Iocknut on the eye bolt as shown in
figure below_
Upper handle
3/8" nylon
locknut
Eye Bolt
Flatwasher
Carefully remove cotter pin, clevis pin
and universal joint pin from yoke end of
crank rod assembly as shown in next fig-
ure.
Place universal joint into end of worm
gear lining up large holes. Insert universal
joint pin (ensure opening in pin is in line
with small openings in universal joint).