Craftsman 486.248371 manual Assembly of the Snow Thrower, Discharge, Housing

ASSEMBLY OF THE SNOW THROWER

STEP 15: (SEE FIGURE 15)

•Place the lift handle into the lift bracket on the right side of the snow thrower. Fasten the handle to the bracket

using two 5/16" x 1-3/4" hex bolts and 5/16" Nylock nuts.

LiFT HANDLE

STEP 17: (SEE FIGURE 17)

Tilt the snow thrower back down to the ground. Remove the nylon tie which fastens the auger drive belt to the discharge housing, leaving the belt assembled around the pulleys.

Remove the nylon tie which fastens the chute crank rod to the crank rod support tube.

Assemble the crank rod support tube to the bracket on the left side of the discharge housing using two 5/16" x 1-1/4" carriage bolts, and 5/16" Nylock nuts.

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FIGURE 15 RIGHT SiDE ViEW

NOTE: Be sure the lift release cable's plastic covering stays inserted into the trigger assembly for the next step.

5/16"NYLOCK NUT

CRANK ROD SUPPORTTUBE

STEP 16 (SEE FIGURE 16)

Push the lift handle down into the locked position. Insert the end of the cable wire into the hole in the lift rod. Place the threaded fitting into the slot in the lift bracket, with one hex nut above and one hex nut and the lock washer below the slot. Tighten the nuts, adjusting them to eliminate slack in the cable wire. Refer also to the Service and Adjustments section on page 18 in this manual.

HINT: For easier assembly of the lift release cable, tilt the ,now thrower forward onto the spiral auger.

LIFT RELEASE

CABLE

HEX NUT

TRIGGER

ASSEMBLY

LOCK

WASHER

HEX NUT

CABLE

WIRE

LIFT

ROD

FIGURE 16 RIGHT SiDE ViEW

FIGURE 17 LEFT SIDE ViEW

STEP 18: (SEE FIGURE 18)

Attach the chute tilt control assembly to the top side of the crank support tube using two 5/16" x 1-3/4" carriage bolts, bowed washers and 5/16" Nylock nuts.

CHUTE		CRANK	ROD
CRANK	SUPPORTTUBE
TiLT CONTROL HANDLE			_(_
5/16"	x 1-3/4"		TiLT
			CONTROL
CARRIAGE		BOLT
			ASSEMBLY
BOWED	WASHER

	5/16" NYLOCK NUT
FIGURE 18	LEFT SiDE ViEW

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