Craftsman 358.796131- 26.2CC Preparation, Assemblysteps, Read Your Operators Manual

ASSEMBLY

A. PREPARATION

Your Operator's Manual has been developed to help you assemble the unit and to understand its safe opera- tion. It is important that you read your manual com- pletely to become familiar with the unit before you begin assembly.

I.READ YOUR OPERATOR'S MANUAL.

2. Tools you will need:

a:/

Z" 1-1/4inch Wrench

7116 inch Wrench "

3/8 inch Wrench

ASSEMBLYSTEPS

1.DRIVE SHAFT HOUSING --Figure 1.

a.Place clamp from loose parts bag on the engine shroud as shown in Figure 1.

b.Pull about 6 inches of the flexible drive shaft out from the drive shaft housing.

c.Fitthe end of the flexible drive shaft into the square- shaped opening insidethe engine shroud. Figure 1.

NOTE: Turnthe engine as necessarytoline upparts.

d. Align the groove in the drive shaft housing with the

key inside the engine shroud opening.

e. Firmly push the drive shaft housing straight into the"

Z

or

engine shroud until it bottoms	out	(about 1-1/2
inches).
f. Install clamp screw and square	nut	as shown in

Adjustable Wrench

b.	_	_
_	Slotted	Screwdriver

CLAMP ___J ._

DRIVE SHAFT _ _

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Figure 1

1-1/4"

WRENCH

DI RECTI ON

TO INSTALL

ARBOR SHAFT

DUST CUP

Figure 1.

NOTE: The nut must be mounted on the tab side of the clamp to keep nut from turning.

g.Tighten the clamp screw secu rerywith a screwd river.

2.CUTTING HEAD --Figure 2

a.Hold the dust cup with a 1-1/4"wrench to keep the dust cup from turning. Figure 2.

b.Thread the cutting head clockwise onto the arbor shaft, against the dust cup, and as tight as possible with your hand. Figure 2.

c.Press the tap button and pull the cutting linefrom the head a minimum of 2 inches. Figure 3.

L.

NOTE: To remove the cu_ing bead, hold the dust cup

.... with at-l/4"-wrench and unthread the cutting head

counterclockwise &[_,_ .

Approximately2 inchesof line canbe advanced each time the

Figure 2 Figure 3