ASSEMBLING THE BLOWER TUBE

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury and ] damage to the unit, shut the unit off before removing or I installing the blower tubes.

installing the Flex Tube

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

2.Slide the end of the Flex Tube with the clamp on it over the elbow tube (Fig. 1, B).

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

installing the Lower Blower Tubes and Nozzle

1.Align the bump slot on the end of the first lower blower tube with the bump on the bottom end of the upper blower tube (Fig. 3, A).

2.Insert the bump on the upper blower tube into the bump slot on the tube extension (Fig. 3, A).

3.Twist the extension tube clockwise around the upper upper

blower tube until the handle tube bump locks into place (Fig. 3, B).

B

A

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

B

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).

A

A

BC

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).

9. Twist the nozzle clockwise around the second lower blower tube

until the nozzle bump locks into place (Fig. 5, B).

B

Fig. 2

A

 

Fig. 5

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Craftsman 316.794801 manual Assembling the Blower Tube, Installing the Flex Tube