TO REMOVE SNOW THROWER
'FROM CARTON
•Locate and remove container of 5W30 oil.
•Locate all parts packed separately and remove from the carton.
NOTE: Place fuel stabilizer in a safe place until needed for storage.
•* Remove and discard the packing matedal from around the snow thrower.
•Cut all four comers 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 backover cables.
•Remove the packing material from handle assemblyand plastic protector on top of auger housing.
•Cut ties secudng the clutch control cables to the lower handle.
TO INSTALLTHE UPPER HANDLE AND CRANK ASSEMBLY
•Loosen, but do not remove the screw, flatwasher, Iockwasher and hex nut in the dght hand upper holes of the lower handle. See next figure.
•Upper handle (Right hand)
Loosen, but do not remove
16X2" Screw
5/16" Look'washer
•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.
•Cut tie secudng upper crank rod to the lower crank rod.
•Cut tie holding shift rod to lower handle and move shifter to the first gear.
•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.
NOTE: If the cables have become discon- nected from the clutch levers, reinstall the cables as shown in figure below.
NOTE: Position cable through slots on shifter plate.
•Install hardware supplied in the parts bag (Screws, flatwashers, Iockwashers, and hex nuts) into lower holes on handles.
See figure above.
•Tighten screws in lower holes.
•Rotate upper crank rod into the operating position. See figure below.
Upper Crank | Upper handle |
Rod In | (Left hand) |
Eye Bolt
End of Eye
Bolt
•Carefully remove cotter pin and clevis pin from yoke end of upper crank rod assem- bly as shown in figure below.
I
UniversalJoint Pin
Upper
Crank
Rod
NOTE: If this removes the universal joint and universal joint pin. Place universal joint into yoke of upper crank rod lining up large holes. Insert universal joint pin. (En- sure opening in universal joint pin is in line with small openings in universal joint.)
•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_
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