Attaching Chute Crank

On the left side of the handle panel, place the

 

upper chute crank bracket on to the inside of the

 

handle panel support. See Figure 5. You will find

 

this bracket and associated hardware in group F

 

of hardware pack.

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 chute crank into the eye hole in the plastic bushing in the lower chute crank bracket. See Figure 7.

Insert hex bolt through the upper chute crank

 

bracket, handle panel support, and upper left

 

handle. Secure the bracket using cupped

 

washer and hex nut. Make sure that the cupped

 

side of the washer is set against the handle.

 

Nut

Handle Panel

 

Washer

Support*

 

 

 

Hairpin Clip

Flat

Washer

Plastic

Bushing

Chute Crank

Flat

Hex Bolt

Upper Chute

Crank Bracket

*This part is already attached inside the handle panel

Figure 5

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.

Chute

Assembly

Lower Chute

Carriage Bolt,

Hex Nut

Crank Bracket

 

Figure 6

Lower Chute Washer

Crank Bracket

Figure 7

Place the other 3/8 ID flat washer (from the same group of hardware) on the end of the chute crank and insert hairpin clip into hole at the end of the chute crank. See Figure 7.

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

Upper

Chute

Crank

Upper

Chute

Crank

Bracket

Hairpin

Clip

Lower Chute

Crank

Figure 8

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.

Fully rotate the chute, using the chute crank, to make sure that it moves freely.

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Craftsman 247.88854 owner manual Attaching Chute Crank, On the left side of the handle panel, place