Insert the end of the lift release cable into the hole in the lift rod. Place the cable into the slot in the top of the lift bracket, with one hex nut above the slot and one hex nut and lock washer below the slot. Tighten the nuts, adjusting them to take out excess stack in the cable wire just above the nuts. See figure 17.

/CABLE WIRE

__ _Jj.HEXNU

o.Attach the chute tiJtcontrol assembly to the top side of the crank support tube using two 5/16" x 1-3/4" carriage bolts, bowed washers, 5/16" lock washers and 5/16" hex nuts. See figure 19.

CHUTE CRANK ROD "_'_'_""_X_

CRANK SUPPORT TUBE .-_,._.,_

TILT CONTROL HANDLE--_Q

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_,

a_._

-WTILT

5/16 x1-3/4

 

---.--"_'_'_J.___CC'I'NTROL

-

LOCK

BOWEDWAST

 

 

 

 

5/16" LOCKWASHER

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w!ill5/16" HEX NUT J"

 

 

FIGURE 19

LEFT SIDE VIEW

FIGURE 17

 

RIGHT

SIDE

VIEW

Attach the chute crank rod assembly brackets to

 

 

 

 

 

 

the plastic bracket on the left side of the thrower

Tilt the snow thrower back

down to the

horizontal

housing. Align the chute crank bracket beneath the

rod support bracket and assemble both to the

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plastic bracket using two 5/16" x 1" carriage bolts,

Remove the nylon

tie which

fastens the

auger

drive

5/16" flat washers, 5/16" lock washers and 5/16"

 

belt to the discharge housing, leaving the belt

 

 

 

hex nuts. Do not Ughten yet. See figure 20.

 

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

CHUTECRANK

"_16"x1"

 

on the left

side of the

thrower

housing

using

two

BRACKET

 

 

5/16" x 1-1/4" carriage

bolts,

5/16" lock washers

 

 

 

and 5/16" hex nuts. See figure 18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHUTE

 

 

 

CRANK ROD

 

 

 

CRANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROD />--7j

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRACKET /

/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5/16" F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WASHER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WASHER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'16"LOCK _

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5/16" HEX NUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIGURE 20

LEFT SIDE VIEW

FIGURE 18

LEFT SIDE VIEW

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Craftsman 486.2484 Cable Wire, Chute Crank ROD Crank Support Tube Tilt Control HANDLE--Q, Lockwasher, Chutecrank