Craftsman 536.886150 Owner's Manual page 6

TO REMOVE SNOW THROWER
FROM CARTON
• Locate and remove container of 5W30 oil.
• Locate all parts packed separately and
remove from the carton+
• Remove and discard the packing materiat
from around the snow thrower
• Cut all 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 plastic protector on
top of auger housing
• Cut ties securing the clutch control cables
to the lower handle
TO INSTALL THE UPPER HANDLE
AND CRANK ASSEMBLY
+ Loosen, but do not remove the screw,
flatwasher, Iockwasher and hex nut in the
right hand upper holes of the Iower
handle See next figure,
/./" Upper handle
J f (Righthand)
\1 Loosen.but
5/16" hex Nut "_ 1/32"Flatwasher
5116"Lockwasher
* Loosen, but do not remove the nylon lock-
nut on the eye bolt assembly in the left
hand upper holes of the lower handle.
See next figure
. 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
• Install hardware supplied in the parts bag
(Screws, flatwashers, lockwashers, and
Iocknuts) into lower holes on handlesSee
figure above
. Tighten screws in lower holes
Upper handle
tf_efthand) "f
3t8" nylon
Iocknut
End of Eye
Bolt
• Cut tie securing upper crank rod to the
upper handle,
• Carefully remove cotter pin and clevis pin
from yoke end of upper crank rod assem-
bly as shown in figure below.
Uniersal Joint Pin
Cotter Pin
Upper/"
Crank "" Clevis
Rod
NOTE: If this removes the universal joint
and univesaf joint pin. Place universal joint
into yoke of upper crank rod lining up large
holes. Insert universal joint pin,
• 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+
• Line up open_ngs, insert clevis pin
through assembly and secure with cotter
pin Spread ends of cotter pin to lock in
pIace See figure below,
Universatjoint
Lower
Upper Crank Rod
Tighten nut on eye bolt, keeping eye in
tine with the rod while tightening the in-
side securely,
Tighten screw in right hand upper hole,