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Craftsman 247.116830 Operator's Manual page 15

21" snow thrower
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Control Cable
Asaresultof boththe control c ableandtheaugerdrivebelt stretching dueto
wear,periodic adjustments maybe necessary. If the augerseems to hesitatewhen
rotating,proceed asfollows:
1.
Theupperholeinthe controlhandleprovides f or anadjustment i n cable
tension. T oadjust,disconnect the endofcontrolcablefrom the bottomhole
inthe controlhandle andrelnsertit inthe upperhole.Insertthe cablefrom
the outside asshownin Figure 15.
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Control Handle
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Figure 15
2.
Test t he snowthrowerto seeif thereisanoticeable difference.Ifafterthe
adjustment t o the control c ablethe augerstill hesitates whenrotating,see
BeltReplacement forinstructions on replacing the belt.
Chute Assembly
Referto the Assembly s ectionforinstructions on adjustingthe chuteassembly.
AugerDriveBelt Replacement
1.
Run the snowthroweruntil the fuel tank isempty.
2.
Pullthe recoil s tarterhandle until resistance i sfelt. Thentip the snow
throwerbackuntil it restson the handles.
3.
Slideaboardupthroughthe augerandthroughthe chuteto secure the
augerinplace.
4.
Remove t he beltcoverby removing the twohexwasher screws andonehex
lockscrewthatsecure it to the frame.SeeFigure 16.
HexLockScrew
Figure 16
Remove t he flangenut that secures t he augerpulleyto the augershaft.See
Figure 17.
Auger S haft
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Figure17
FlangeNut
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6.
Remove t he augerpulleyandthe belt.
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