Sears 536.886531 owner manual Crank Assembly, FIG, 4B

ASSEMBLY

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rO INSTALL THE UPPER HANDLE

AND CRANK ASSEMBLY

•Remove the screws, flatwashers, lockwashers, and hex nuts securing the shitter plate in the lower holes of the lower handle and move shift lever to 3rd gear

®Loosen, but do not remove, the screws, flatwashers, lockwashers, and hex nuts in _heupper holes ol the lower handle

®Raise upper handle into operating position Upper handle should be to the outside of the lower handle and shifter prate to the inside

OReplacethe right hand screw, flatwasher, lockwasher, and hex nut through the handle and shifter plate Do not tighten t_ntilall bolts are in place

NOTE: Unless you have the assistance of another per-

son, it may be easier to install one side ot the handle at a time.

@Remove the 3/8" nylon locknut and flatwasher from the eye bolt assembly (on the chute crank assembly earlier) Check to make sure the two 3/8" jam nuts are tight The jam nuts should be 2 75 inches from the end of the eye bolt (See Fig 4B)

@Remove the plastic bag, the plastic cap, the cotter pin and the washer from the crank assembly and set aside (See Fig 5)

@Rotate the notched section of the discharge chute toward the crank-adjusting rod (See Fig 5)

®Install the wormed end of the crank through the hofe in the adjusting rod and secure the end with the llatwasher and cotter pin, as shown in Fig 5

•Bend the ends of the cotter pin around the rod and reinstall the plastic cap

FTER PLATE

FLATWASHER

BOOT

ADAPTER

3_FLATWASHER

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FIG, 4B

@ Instal] eye bolt through lower hole in the left hand side

PLASTIC

NOTCHED SECTION

ot the handle and shifter plate (See Fig 4B)

®tnstall the 3/8" flatwasher and the 3/8" nylon locknut loosely on the ey bolt as shown in Fig 4B

®Tighten the eye bolt installed earlier, keeping eye in line with the rod while tightening the inside securely

®Tightenthe screw, flalwasher, Iockwasherand hex nut at the lower right hand hole (See Fig 4A)

CAP COTTER/-

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NOTE: Make sure the cables are not caught between the upper and lower handle

O Tighten two upper handle bolts

ORotate the chute crank fully clockwise and lulty counler- clockwise The discharge chule should rotale tully with approximately 1/8 inch ctearance belween ihe worm and the bottom ot the notch (See Fig 5)

CRANK ADJUSTING ROD

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@If the chute crank needs to be adjusted, go to the Service and Adjustments section on page 17 Screws securing chute clips at the base of the chule should be slight}y loose for easy rotation

NOTE: Be sure the crank does not touch the side of the engine or the cover wilt be scratched,