Sears 247.88852 owner manual Attaching Clutch Cables, Lower Chute, Crank Bracket, Hex Lock Nut

Upper

Handle

Look

under this for

Handle Panel

Support

Upper

Chute Crank

Bracket

Figure 5

•You may have to loosen the carriage bolts and hex lock nuts which secure the lower chute crank bracket to the extension on the left side of the chute assembly. See Figure 6.

Lower Chute	Carriage Bolt,
Crank Bracket	Hex Lock Nut

Figure 6

•Place one 3/8 ID flat washer (from group G of the hardware pack) on the end of the chute crank, then insert the end of the crank into the eye hole in the plastic bushing in the chute crank bracket. See Figure 7.

Hairpin Clip	Plastic Bushing
	Chute Crank
Flat Washer
Lower Chute
Crank Bracket	Flat Washer

Figure 7

•Place the other 3/8 ID flat washer (from the same group of hardware) on the end of the chute crank and insert hairpin clip into eye hole at the end of the chute crank. See Figure 7.

•Adjust the chute bracket so that the spiral on the chute crank fully engages the teeth on the chute assembly.

•Slide the upper chute crank through the plastic bushing in the upper chute crank bracket and then into the lower chute crank. See Figure 8. Align the holes on the two pieces of the chute crank, and secure with hairpin clip from group C of the hardware pack.

Tilt	Upper
Chute	Chute
Cables	Crank
	Bracket
	Upper
	Chute
	Crank
	Lower Chute
	Crank

Figure 8

•Fully rotate the chute, using the chute crank, to make sure that it moves freely.

•Using a wrench, tighten the hex bolt and the hex nut on the upper chute crank bracket.

•Slip the cables that run from the handle panel to the chute into the cable guide located on top of the engine. See Figure 9.

Cable Guide

Figure 9

•Tighten all loose hardware on the handle assembly in the following order — first the four hex bolts at the bottom of the handle, then the carriage bolts and lastly the hex bolts on the rear of the handle panel.

Attaching Clutch Cables

The clutch control cables are attached to the snow thrower. For shipping purposes, if the cables are attached to the top of the engine with cable ties, cut the cable ties now. The Z ends of the clutch cables are hooked into the clutch grips on each handle.

8