Craftsman 247.88851 owner manual Underthisfor i HandlePanel J, Chute Crank Bracket, Cotter Pin

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You may have to loosen the carriage bolts and hex lock nuts which secure the lower chute crank bracket to the extension on the left side of

the chute assembly. See Figure 6.

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Lower Chute

Carriage Bolt,

Crank Bracket

Hex Lock Nut

 

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•Place one 3/8 ID flat washer (from group G of the hardware pack) on the end of the chute crank, then insert the end of the crank into the eye hole in the plastic bushing in the chute crank bracket. See Figure 7.

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Cotter Pin

Flat Washer

Chute Crank

Flat Washer

chute crank and insert hairpin clip into eye hole at the end of the chute crank. See Figure 7. Slide the upper chute crank through the plastic bushing in the upper chute crank bracket and then into the lower chute crank. See Figure 8. Align the holes on the two pieces of the chute crank, and secure with hairpin clip from group C of the hardware pack.

Adjust the chute bracket so that the spiral on the chute crank fully engages the teeth on the chute assembly.

Using a wrench, tighten the hex bolt and the hex nut on the upper chute crank bracket.

Fully rotate the chute, using the chute crank, to make sure that it moves freely. Tighten the nuts on the lower chute crank bracket securely.

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Slip the cables that run from the handle panel to the chute into the cable guide located on top of the engine. See Figure 9.

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Tighten all loose hardware on the handle assembly in the following order -- first the hex bolts at the bottom of the handle, then the carriage bolts and lastly the hex bolts on the rear

Place the other 3/8 ID flat washer (from the same group of hardware) on the end of the

of the handle panel.

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247.88851 specifications

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