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 material 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 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 and lay cables back away from the motor frame.
TO INSTALL THE UPPER HANDLE AND CRANK ASSEMBLY
•Cut tie holding shift rod to lower handle and move shifter to the first gear.
•Loosen, but do not remove the screws, flatwashers, Iockweshers and hex nuts in the upper holes of the lower handle. See figure below.
Upper handle
Loosen do not
remove 11/32_ Ratwasher
5/16" hex
5/16 X 2"
5/16"
•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.
NOTE: If the cables have become discon- nected from the clutch levers, reinstall the cables as shown in figure below.
"Z'fitting
NOTE: Position cable through slots on shifter plate.
•Install hardware supplied in the parts bag (Screw, flatwasher, Iockwasher, and hex nut) into middle hole on right hand side of handles. Do not tighten until all bolts are in place.
•Locate crank assembly removed earlier and remove the 3/8" nylon Iocknut and flatwasher from the eye bolt assembly. See figure below.
•Reinstall flatwasher and adapter. Install eye bolt through lower hole in the left
hand side of the handle. See figure be- low.
•Install the 3/8" flatwasher and the 3/8" ny- lon lock,nut on the eye bolt as shown in figure below.
3/8" nylon Iocknut
e Bolt
Ratwssher
Carefully remove cotter pin, clevis pin and universal joint pin from yoke end of
crank rod assembly as shown in next fig- ure.
•Place universal joint into end of worm gear lining up large holes. Insert universal joint pin (ensure opening in pin is in line with small openings in universal joint).
•Place yoke end of crank rod around uni- versal joint, lining up openings. Insert clevis pin through assembly and secure with cotter pin. Spread ends of cotter pin to lock in,place. See next figure.
•Tighten nut on eye bolt, keeping eye in line with the rod while tightening the in- side securely.
•Tighten all handle bolts.