To Remove Edger From Carton; To Assemble The Edger - Craftsman 536.797460 Owner's Manual

TO REMOVE EDGER FROM CARTON
• Remove the control rod from the carton,
• Remove wheels, parts bag and packing
material from the carton.
• Cut down all four corners of the carton.
TO ASSEMBLE THE EDGER
• Pivot the upper handle upward being
careful not to pinch or pull the engine
control wire, until the mounting holes in
the upper handle align with the mounting
holes in the lower handle. Install (2) 5/16-
18 x 1-1/4 inch hex head screws and (2)
5/16-18 hex lock nuts (found in parts
bag) in the empty handle holes and
tighten all four clamping bolts. Locknuts
should be to the inside of the handles as
shown in figure below.
Lower
Handle
5/16-18
Hex
Locknuts
• Insert one end of the control rod from right
to left through the hole in the depth
control lever and attach with a hair pin
found in parts bag. See figure below.
• Place the depth control lever in the rear
selection slot and insert the lower end of
the control rod through the hole in the
pivot bracket arm located inside the frame
on the rear axle. Attach with hairpin.
Rear
Selection,
Hair Pin
Con_ol
Rod
5/16-18X1-1/4 inch
Hex Head wide
flange Screws
• Attach left rear wheel to the edger as
shown below. Place two large flatwashers
(need to keep wheel away from side
frame bolts) between the wheel and the
frame. Place one small flatwasher outside
of the wheel and install the retaining ring
on the axle.
• Attach right rear wheel as shown below to
the edger. Place a flatwasher and
retaining ring to rear axle.
VIEW FROM LEFT REAR WHEEL
Flatwasher (large)
.520x 1.25x.209
Flatwasher(small)
,504x.75x.059
g Ring
520xl .25x
VIEW FROM RIGHT REAR WHEEL
Flatwasher(small)
.504x.7!
Retaining
Hair Pin
Pivot
Arm Rod
• Loosen the rope guide nut located on the
inside of the right handle as shown below.
• Thread starter rope through the guide.
• Tighten nut.
Starter
Nut
Rope