Craftsman 486.248381 operating instructions Greased Surface

STEP 52: (SEE FIGURE 51)

•Attach the chute crank rod assembly brackets to the plastic bracket on the left side of the discharge housing. Align the chute crank bracket beneath the rod support bracket and assemble both to the plastic bracket using two 5/16" x 1" carriage bolts (N), 5/16" washers (U) and 5/16" Nylock nuts (CC). Do not tighten yet.

CHUTE CRANK	5/16" x 1"
BRACKET	CARRIAGE BOLT (N)
	CHUTE
	CRANK
	ROD
	ROD
SPIRAL	SUPPORT
	BRACKET
	5/16" WASHER (U)
	5/16" NYLOCK NUT (CC)
FIGURE 51	LEFT SIDE VIEW

STEP 53: (SEE FIGURE 52)

•Coat the top of the ring around the discharge opening with general purpose grease.

•Place the discharge chute (facing forward) onto the ring. Place the anti-rotation bracket on top of the chute flange, aligning it with the holes on the right hand side of the flange. Attach the three chute keepers (HH) (right side up as shown) to the bottom of the flange using six 1/4" x 1" hex bolts (F), 1/4" flat washers (T) and 1/4" flanged lock nuts (Z). Tighten carefully so that the nuts are snug but do not dig into the plastic chute keepers.

•Place the plastic cap (NN) onto the short end of the anti-rotation bracket.

•Position the crank rod spiral (see figure 51) so that it does not rub against the bottoms of the notches in the chute flange. Tighten the nuts.

•Check if the crank rod rotates the chute freely. If not, loosen by 1/4 turn each of the six hex bolts holding the chute keepers to the chute flange.

•Secure the control cables to the crank rod support tube using a nylon tie (OO).

1/4" x 1"	ANTI-ROTATION
HEX BOLT (F)
	BRACKET
1/4" FLAT
WASHER (T)	FLANGE
PLASTIC CAP (NN)
GREASED
SURFACE
CHUTE KEEPER (HH)
1/4" FLANGED
LOCK NUT (Z)
FIGURE 52	RIGHT SIDE VIEW

STEP 54: (SEE FIGURE 53)

Skip this step if you have a lawn tractor.

This step is for garden tractors only.

•If you have a (GT) Garden Tractor, remove the stop bolts from each side of the snow thrower frame.

	STOP BOLT
FIGURE 53	RIGHT SIDE VIEW

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