Craftsman 536881851 manual Traction Drive Cable Adjustment

TRACTION DRIVE CABLE ADJUSTMENT

1.Run the engine until the fuel tank is empty and the engine stops.

2.Stand the snow thrower up on the front end of the auger housing.

3.Loosen the bolts on each side of the bottom panel (see Figure 34).

Bolt Bottom Panel

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\_'_ Bolt

Figure 34

4.Remove the bottom panel.

5.Disconnect the "Z" fitting from the drive lever (see Figure 32).

6.Slide the cable boot off the cable adjustment bracket (see Figure 35),

Traction /

oPushthe bottomof the traction drive cable through the cable ad- justment bracket untilthe "Z" hook can be removed.

8.Remove the "Z" hook from the

cable adjustment bracket. Move the "Z" hook down to the next ad- justment hole,

9.Pull the traction drive cable up through the cable adjustment bracket.

10, Put the cable boot over the cable adjustment bracket.

11.Install the "Z" hook to the traction drive lever (see Figure 32),

12, To check the adjustment, depress the drive lever and check the length of one of the drive springs, In cor- rect adjustment, the length of the drive spring is:

minimum 3" (76 ram,) maximum 3-3/8" (85 mm.) (see Figure 36).

3-3/8"max. 7S_

Drivoo=,o//- Drive Spring gure 36

Cable _
Cable Adjustment /_	"Z" Hook
Bracket	Figure35

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