To Remove Snow Thrower From Carton; To Install The Upper Handle And Crank Assembly - Craftsman SNOWTHROWER 536.8884 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.
• * Remove and discard the packing matedal
from around the snow thrower.
• Cut all four comers 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 backover cables.
• Remove the packing material from
handle assemblyand plastic protector on
top of auger housing.
• Cut ties secudng the clutch control cables
to the lower handle.
TO INSTALLTHE UPPER HANDLE
AND CRANK ASSEMBLY
• Loosen, but do not remove the screw,
flatwasher, Iockwasher and hex nut in the
dght hand upper holes of the lower
handle. See next figure.
• Upper handle
(Right hand)
Loosen, but
do not remove
NOTE: If the cables have become discon-
nected from the clutch levers, reinstall the
cables as shown in figure below.
NOTE: Position cable through slots on
shifter plate.
• Install hardware supplied in the parts bag
(Screws, flatwashers, Iockwashers, and
hex nuts) into lower holes on handles.
See figure above.
• Tighten screws in lower holes.
• Rotate upper crank rod into the operating
position. See figure below.
Upper Crank Upper handle
Rod In (Left hand)
Eye Bolt
End of Eye
Bolt
5/16" Look'washer
16X2"
Screw
• Loosen, but do not remove the nylon
lock, n ut on the eye bolt assembly in the
left hand upper holes of the lower handle.
See next figure.
• Cut tie secudng upper crank rod to the
lower crank rod.
• Cut tie holding shift rod to lower handle
and move shifter to the first gear.
• 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
or on the gear select bracket.
• Carefully remove cotter pin and clevis pin
from yoke end of upper crank rod assem-
bly as shown in figure below.
I
UniversalJoint Pin
Upper
Crank
Rod
6
NOTE: If this removes the universal joint
and universal joint pin. Place universal
joint into yoke of upper crank rod lining up
large holes. Insert universal joint pin. (En-
sure opening in universal joint pin is in line
with small openings in universal joint.)
• While holding universal joint in place slide
the upper crank rod down through the
eye bolt until the universal joint will slide
into the yoke of the lower crank rod_