Bhde, Vacwjum Tube ASSFAdBLY | Craftsman 358.797921, 358.797982

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IASSEMBLY

A.PREPARAT ON

Your Operator's Manual has been developed to help you assemble the unit and to understand its safe opera_;- fion._ It is importer that you read your mauual com- pletely to become familiar with the unit befvre you be_

'gin assemb_.

L READ YOUR OPE_ATOR'S MANUAL

2. The only tool required is a standard screwdriver.

To ease assembly, lubricate locking tabs before assembling tubes.

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Blower

Bo BLOWER TUBE ASSEMBLY

LLocate the two lockingtabs on the side ofthe bIower tube. Figure 1.

2.Alignthegrooveson thefiozzlewiththe locking

tabson the blower tube and push the nozzle onto the blower tube.

3.Turn the noz_e dock-wiseuntiI the parts snap into

• .phce and arefirmlytightened.	, .
4. _Mign Grooves on ttIe Blower Tube with I.ec_g
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• e BlowerTube into the Blower Outlet.

5. Turn the Blower Tube clockwise until the parts

snap into placeand arefirmlytightened.

•C.VACUUM BAG ASSEMBLY

1...Open'thezipperon thelarge'endofthevacuum bag.

2. InserttheElbowTube, groovedend first,through

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the zipper openiag in the va__um beg _

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Then, push the grooved _ of the Elbow Tube through the bagtube openingin theother end ofthe bag.Figures2 &3. Makesurethebegtubeopening

• _sflushagain_thetubeflauge.

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"3..Closethe zipper on theb_t_ Make sure the zipper is

.!:,:_dosedcompletely and the zipper seam is tucked to-

. :.'wa.'_l.theinside of the beg. Figure 4 (inset).

D.VACWJUM TUBE ASSFAdBLY

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i Stop.the engine before opening thevaeuum inlet !

debt or _em_ =_g _ _er_ _ _ the vacu-i

l 'ramtubes. The engine must be st_pped and the Im-I

p e!!@r,blades no longer	tur-aing	to avoid serious]
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1.Remove the blowertubefrom the engine. Figure 4,

2.SettheunitMower outletup,on aflatsurface (Fig- ura 5).Open thevacuum iv-letcoverasfollows:

•_u Insertascrewdrivei"int_latcharea._gu:re5.

=b..Gently twist the tip ofthe screwdriver and open l;he _m_um inlet cover with your other hand.

_; -Holdopenvacuum inlet.coverandalignthe _es

•on, the upper vacuum tu_e with the I_:_f_:,_'_m - s_de the vacuum inlet, Figure 6. Insert the upper

" .	rac:m_minto the	vacuum inlet; twLst the upper vac-
	uum tube clockwise until parts snap together.
	4, Assemble the vacuum tubes by aligning the danted
	end of the lower vacuum tube with the blower outlet
	as shown in Figure 6. Push the two tubes together
' _ower'vacuum:tube		is
•	::_ cu.t:at an angle.	Make sure slanted end of vacuum
'_	•'_:.__:'_.bse_ignedwlth bloweroutlet.Figure 6.

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