Craftsman 486.24839 Bracket Carriage Bolt, Chute Crank ROD, Crank Support Tube, Tilt

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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.

Assemble the crank rod support tube to the bracket on the left side of the thrower housing using two 5/16" x 1-1/4" carriage bolts, 5/16" lock washers and 5/16" hex nuts. See figure 25.

CHUTE CRANK

 

5/16" x I

BRACKET

_

CARRIAGE BOLT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'5/16" HEX NUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIGURE

27

 

 

 

LEFT

SIDE VIEW

 

 

 

 

Coat the top of the

ring around

the discharge

 

 

 

 

 

 

opening with general purpose grease. See figure 28.

 

 

 

 

Place

the

discharge

chute (facing forward)

onto

the

16"LOCK

 

 

 

ring. Place the anti-rotation bracket on top of the

 

 

 

chute flange, aligning it with the holes on the right

WASHER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hand side of the flange. Attach the three chute

 

 

CRANK ROD

 

 

 

 

keepers (right side up as shown) to the bottom of

5/16"HEX NUT

_UPPORTTUBE

 

 

 

 

the flange using six 1/4" x 1" hex bolts, 1/4" flat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIGURE 25

 

LEFT

SIDE VIEW

 

washers

and 1/4"

hex lock nuts. Tighten

carefully

 

 

 

 

 

so that the nuts are snug but do not dig into the

 

Attach the chute tilt control assembly to the top

 

plastic chute keepers. See figure 28.

 

 

 

Place

the

plastic

cap onto the

short end of the anti-

side of the crank support tube using two 5/16" x

 

rotation bracket. See figure 28.

 

 

 

1-3/4" carriage bolts, bowed washers, 5/16" lock

 

 

 

 

Position the crank

rod spiral so that it does

not

rub

washers and 5/16" hex nuts. See figure 26.

 

against the bottoms of the notches in the chute

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

flange.

Tighten the

nuts. See

figure 27.

 

 

 

CHUTE CRANK ROD _._

 

,.,_

Check

if the crank

rod rotates

the chute

freely.

If

CRANK SUPPORT TUBE _

 

 

 

not, loosen by 1/4 turn each of the six hex bolts

 

 

 

 

holding the chute keepers to the chute flange.

 

TILT CONTROL HANDLE ""_="_'!_

7

 

 

 

 

Secure the control cables to the crank rod support

5/16" x 1-3/4"

_ll_"%'J__'//_

TILT

 

tube using a nylon tie.

 

 

 

 

CARRIAGEBOLT

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSE.B' 1/4" x 1"

 

/

/

 

/

 

BOWED WASHER

_

ill

 

 

HEX BOLT

 

/

ANTI-ROTATION

 

5/16" HEX NUT ""

FIGURE 26

LEFT SIDE VIEW

Attach the chute crank rod assembly brackets to the plastic bracket on the left side of the thrower housing. Align the chute crank bracket beneath the rod support bracket and assemble both to the plastic bracket using two 5/16" x 1" carriage bolts, 5/16" flat washers, 5/16" lock washers and 5/16" hex nuts. Do not tighten yet. See figure 27.

1/4"FLAT BRACKET

PLASTIC CAP

.....__

 

 

GREASED

 

I .- _

.r ,

SURFACE

 

 

CHUT',KEE,ER

FIGURE 28

RIGHT SIDE VIEW

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