Craftsman 536881851 - Manual (Page 28)

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT
TRACTION DRIVE CABLE ADJUSTMENT
1. Run the engine until the fuei tank is
empty and the engine stops.
2. Stand the snow thrower up on the
front end of the auger housing.
3. Loosen the bolts on each side of
the bottom panel (see Figure 34).
Bolt Bottom Panel
4. Remove the bottom panel.
5. Disconnect the “Z” fitting from the
drive lever (see Figure 32).
6. Slide the cable boot off the cable
adjustment bracket (see
Figure 35).
7. Push the bottom of the traction
drive cable through the cable ad­
justment bracket until the “Z”
hook can be removed.
8. Remove the “Z” hook from the
cable adjustment bracket. Move
the “Z” hook down to the next ad­
justment hole.
9. Pull the traction drive cable up
through the cable adjustment
bracket.
10. Put the cable boot over the cable
adjustment bracket.
11. Install the “Z” hook to the traction
drive lever (see Figure 32).
12. To check the adjustment, depress
the drive lever and check the length
of one of the drive springs. In cor­
rect adjustment, the length of the
drive spring is:
minimum 3” (76 mm.)
maximum 3-3/8” (85 mm.)
(see Figure 36).
Drive Spring Figure 36
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