Attaching Shift Rod; Attaching Turn Triggers; Hardware Pack; Assembly - Craftsman 247.888160 Owner's Manual

Attaching Shift Rod
• Place the shift lever in the sixth (6) speed.
• Place the bent end of the shift rod into the hole in
the shift arm assembly. See Figure 10. Secure with
flat washer and hairpin clip from group E of the
hardware pack.
• Thread ferrule (included in group E) from the right
side onto the other end of the shift rod till it lines up
with the upper hole in the shift lever (beneath the
handle panel). While aligning the ferrule, push
down on the shift rod and the shift arm assembly as
far as it will go.
NOTE: You may have to pull the shift lever out of the
sixth speed position and move it towards fifth speed
position until ferrule slides into the hole without force.
• Once the ferrule slides into the hole, turn it counter-
clockwise one more full turn and insert it in the hole
in the shift lever. See Figure 10.
Shift Chute Distance
Lever Control
Traction
Drive
Clutch
Shift
Rod
\Hairpin
Clip
Flat
Washer
Shift Arm
Assembly
Clip Flat Washer
Figure 10
Secure the ferrule to the shift lever with another flat
washer and hairpin clip from same group. See
Figu re 10.
Make certain to check for correct adjustment of the
shift rod as instructed in the Adjustment section
before operating the snow thrower.
Attaching Turn Triggers
• Check and make sure that the right hand trigger
cable is routed in front of the traction drive cable.
• Feed the trigger cable up through the outer side of
the slot in the handle panel. Do not feed the cable
through the same side of the slot as the Z fitting.
• Place the cable barrel fitting into the hole in the
trigger. See Figure 11. You can find the triggers
and associated hardware in group H of the
hardware pack.
Trigge%
Inner Cable
Trigger
us,ng
/
Barrel Slot
Fitting
Figure 11
Cable snaps in at
this end
• Pull on the cable and rotate it around the bottom of
the trigger, with the inner cable in the slot, until the
cable end can be pushed into the trigger housing
and snapped tight. See Figure 11.
NOTE: When the cable is installed properly, you should
not be able to pull the cable out of the trigger housing.
• Place the right turn trigger in position underneath
the right handle. Secure with phillips head screw
and weld nut from group H of the hardware pack.
See Figure 12. You will need a phillips screwdriver
for tightening the screw. Repeat on left side.
ihillips-Head Screw
Slot_ _ _..__ TrTUgnger
Trigger'Cable
Figure 12
Secure the right turn trigger cable to the right lower
handle using cable tie provided in the hardware
pack. Make sure not to wrap the drive cable. See
Figure 13.
\ \_ Trigger Cable
Cable Ti_
Figure 13
Secure the left turn trigger cable to the lower handle
using the other cable tie. Make sure to route the
cable tie below the auger drive cable so that when
the trigger cable is secured by the cable tie, the
auger drive cable is left outside the cable tie. Trim
excess ends from each cable tie.