Carburetor Adjustment; To Adjust The Chute Crank Assembly; To Adjust The Auger Control Cable; Spark Plug - Sears Craftsman 536.884561 Owner's Manual

ENGINE
SPARK PLUG
- Clean the spark plug and reset the gap
periodically. To service or replace spark
plugo See To Replace the Spark Plug
paragraph on page i4.
• Make sure that the spark plug is tightened
securely into the engine and the spark
plug wire is attached to the spark plugo
If a torque wrench is available, torque
plug to 18 to 23 foot pounds.
Clean the area around the spark plug
base before removal to prevent dirt from
entering the engine
CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT
The carburetor on this snow thrower is not
adjustable.
IMPORTANT: If you think the carburetor is
not operating properly, contact your
nearest Sears service center,
Z_ CAUTION: Never tamper with the
engine governor which is factory set for
proper engine speed. Over speeding the
engine may increase the danger of
personal injury and will void the engine
warranty. If you think the engine governor
high speed needs adjusting, contact your
nearest Sears service center who has the
proper equipment and experience to
make any unnecessary adjustments.
TO ADJUST THE CHUTE CRANK
ASSEMBLY
tf you cannot rotate the chute crank fully to the
left and to the right, you need to adjust the
chute crank. See first figure on this page.
• Remove the top cover. See To Remove
Top Cover instructions on page 12,
• Loosen both 1/2" nuts on the crank
adjusting bracket using 1/2" wrenches,
, Swivel the crank adjusting bracket to
allow about 1/8" clearance between the
notch in the flange and the outer diameter
of the worm.
• Once this clearance is set, tighten the
nuts.
TO ADJUST THE AUGER CONTROL
CABLE
The auger control cable is set at the factor), for
proper operation, tf you need to adjust the
cable, because the control bar does not prop-
erly engage or disengage the auger, do the
following:
, Remove "Z" hook from the auger control
bar. See second figure on this page,
tl
• Slide the boot toward the loose end of the
cable. See first figure on next page,
, Push the cable down through the hole in
the top of the cable adjustment bracket to
provide slack in the cable. See first figure
on next page.
• Remove the "Z" hook from the top hole in
the cableadjustment bracket and move to
the next hole away from the top of the
bracket. See first figure on next page.
o Pull cable slack through cable adjustment
bracket and insert in the control bar_ See
first figure on next page.
• Replace boot over cable adjustment
bracket.
• insert "Z" hook in the auger control bar.
• Start the snow thrower and check that the
auger does not continue to turn when the
auger control bar is released.
Adjustments
NQtchin
Flange tnch Nuts
_djust-
ment Bracket
'Worm
Auger Control
Bar