Craftsman 79480 manual Installing the Lower Blower Tubes and Nozzle, Installing Flex Tube

ASSEMBLINGTHEBLOWERTUBE							Installing the Lower Blower Tubes and Nozzle
		WARNING:		To avoid serious	personal injury and	I	1.	Align the bump slot on the end of the first lower blower tube
		damage to the unit, shut the unit off before removing or				I		with the bump on the bottom end of the upper blower tube
								(Fig. 3, A).
		installing the		blower tubes,
Installing		the Flex Tube					2.	Insert the bump on the upper blower tube into the	bump slot
								on the tube extension (Fig. 3, A).
1.	Place	a hose	clamp	over the end of the	Flex Tube (Fig. 1A).		3.	Twist the extension tube clockwise around the upper	upper
2.	Slide	the end	of the	Flex Tube with the	clamp on it over the			blower tube until the handle tube bump locks into place (Fig. 3, B).
	elbow tube (Fig. 1, B).

3.Align the bump on the Flex Tube with the bump on the elbow tube (Fig. 1, C).

4.Tighten the screw on the hose clamp to secure the Flex Tube to the elbow tube (Fig. 1, D).

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Fig. 1

Installing the Upper Blower Tube

1.Place a hose clamp over the other end of the Flex Tube (Fig. 2, A).

2.Slide the end of the hose with the clamp on it over the top end of the upper blower tube (Fig. 2, B).

3.Align the bump on the Flex Tube with the bump on the upper blower tube (Fig. 2, C).

4.Tighten the screw on the hose clamp to secure the Flex Tube to the upper blower tube (Fig. 2, D).

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Fig. 3

4.Align the bump slot on the end of the second lower blower tube with the bump on the bottom end of the first lower blower tube (Fig. 4, A).

5.Insert the bump on the first lower blower tube into the bump slot on the second lower blower tube (Fig. 4, A).

6.Twist the second lower blower tube clockwise around the first

lower blower tube until the second lower blower tube bump locks into place (Fig. 4, B).

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Fig. 4

7, Align the bump slot on the top end of the nozzle with the bump on the bottom end of the second lower blower tube (Fig. 5, A).

8.Insert the bump on the second lower blower tube into the bump slot on the nozzle (Fig. 5, A).

Twist the nozzle clockwise around the second lower blower tube until the nozzle bump locks into place (Fig. 5, B).

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Fig. 2

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