Craftsman 536.88644 manual To Assemble the Handle and Crank Assembly, Loosen, but do not

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2.Removeand discardthe packing materialfrom around the snow thrower.

3.Cut down all four corners of the car- ton and lay the panels flat.

4.Roll snow thrower off the carton by pulling on the lower handle. CAU- TION: DO NOT back over cables.

. Remove the packing material from handle assembly.

6.Cut ties securing the clutch control cables to the lower handle and lay cable back away from the motor frame.

TO ASSEMBLE THE HANDLE AND CRANK ASSEMBLY

1.Cut tie holding shift rod to lower har_dle and move shifter to the first forward gear.

2.Loosen, but do not remove, the screws, flatwashers, Iockwashers, and hex nuts in the upper holes of the lower handle. See Figure 3.

Right Hand Side

Of Upper Handle_

Loosen, but do not

remove

11/32" Flatwasher

5/16" Hex

5/16" Screw

5/16" Split

Lockwasher

Figure 3

NOTE: Make sure the cables are not

caught between the upper and lower handle.

3.Raise the upper handle into operat-

ing position. Upper handle should be to the outside of the lower han-

dle.

NOTE: If the cables have become dis- connected form the clutch levers, rein- stall the cables as shown in Figure 4.

NOTE: Position cable through slots on shifter plate.

Clutch Lever

"Z" Fitting

Control

Cable _,,

Figure 4

4.Install hardware supplied in the parts bag (screw, flatwasher, lock- washer, and hex nut) into bottom hole on right hand side of handles. DO NOT tighten until all bolts are in place.

5.Locate crank assembly removed earlier and remove the nylon lock- nut and flatwasher from the eye bolt assembly. See Figure 5.

Left Hand Side Of,

Upper Handle

Crank

f

 

\

 

3/8" Nylon

 

 

 

y

Locknut

Eye Bolt

 

3/8"

 

Flatwasher

3/8"

Flatwasher

 

 

Figure 5

. Reinstall flatwasher and adaptor.

Install eye bolt through lower hole on the left hand side of the handle.

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Craftsman 536.88644 manual To Assemble the Handle and Crank Assembly, Caught between the upper and lower handle