Craftsman 486.24837 manual Assembly of the Snow Thrower, Discharge

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ASSEMBLY OF THE SNOW THROWER

STEP 48: (SEE FIGURE 47)

Place the lift handle into the lift bracket on the right side of the snow thrower. Fasten the handle to the bracket

using two 5/16" x 1-3/4" hex bolts and 5/16" Nylock nuts.

STEP 50: (SEE FIGURE 49)

Tilt the snow thrower back down to the ground. Remove the nylon tie which fastens the auger drive belt to the discharge housing, leaving the belt assembled around the pulleys.

Remove the nylon tie which fastens the chute crank rod to the crank rod support tube.

LIFT HANDLE

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5/16" NYLOCK NUT

HEX BOLT 5/16" x 1=3/4"

LIFT BRACKET

Assemble the crank rod support tube to the bracket on the left side of the discharge housing using two 5/16" x 1-1/4" carriage bolts, and 5/16" Nylock nuts.

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DISCHARGE_\\\

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FIGURE 47

RIGHT SIDE VIEW

NOTE: Be sure the lift release cable's plastic covering stays inserted into the trigger assembly for the next step.

STEP 49" (SEE FIGURE 48)

Push the lift handle down into the locked position. Insert the end of the cable wire into the hole in the lift rod. Place the threaded fitting into the slot in the lift bracket, with one hex nut above and one hex nut and the lock washer below the slot. Tighten the nuts, adjusting them to eliminate slack in the cable wire. Refer also to the Service and Adjustments section on page 28 in this manual.

HINT: For easier assembly of the lift release cable, tilt the ,now thrower forward onto the spiral auger.

LIFT RELEASE

CABLE

HEX NUT

TRIGGER

ASSEMBLY

LOCK

WASHER

HEX NUT

CABLE

WIRE

LIFT

ROD

FIGURE 48

RIGHT SiDE ViEW

5/16" NYLOCK NUT

FIGURE 49

LEFT SIDE VIEW

STEP 51 : (SEE FIGURE 50)

Attach the chute tilt control assembly to the top side of the crank support tube using two 5/16" x 1-3/4" carriage bolts, bowed washers and 5/16" Nylock nuts.

 

CHUTE CRANK ROD

 

CRANK

SUPPORTTUBE

 

TiLT CONTROL HANDLE _(

 

5/16"

x 1=3/4"

TiLT

CONTROL

 

 

CARRIAGE BOLT

ASSEMBLY

 

BOWED WASHER

5/16" NYLOCK NUT

FIGURE 50

LEFT SiDE ViEW

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