How to set-up your snow thrower, Assembly instructions – Craftsman 247.885680 User Manual

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

HOW TO SET-UP YOUR SNOW THROWER

A

WARNING:

MAKE

CERTAIN

THE

SPARK

PLUG

WIRE

IS

DISCONNECTED

AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE SPARK

PLUG

BEFORE

ASSEMBLING

THE

SNOW THROWER.

Hex'^V /

Bolt 1-3/4"

Long

FIGURE 1.

ATTACHING THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY

(Hardware A)

• Stretch out control cables and place on the floor.

• Place right handle in position with flat side against

the snow thrower. Secure bottom holes in handle
to snow thrower using hex bolts 5/8" long and lock

— washers. See figure 1. Do not tighten at this time.

• Place handle tabs over the upper holes in handle,

so the curve in the handle tab matches the curve in
the handles. Secure to the snow thrower using hex
bolts 1-3/4" long and lock washers. Do not tighten
at this time.

• Attach the left handle in the same manner. Do not

tighten at this time.

• Place the handle panel in position between the

handles. Secure with four carriage bolts, cupped

washers (cupped side against the handie panel)

— and hex nuts as shown in figure

2

.

• Tighten the four hex bolts used to attach the bot­

tom of the handles to the snow thrower frame.

ATTACHING THE CHUTE ASSEMBLY

(Hardware B)

• Grease the chute opening using a multi-purpose

automotive grease or equivalent.

• Place chute assembly over chute opening, with the

opening in the chute assembly facing the front of
the unit. Place chute flange keepers beneath lip of
chute assembly. Insert hex bolt up through chute

flange keeper and chute assembly as shown in

— figure 3. Secure with hex lock nut. After assembling

all three chute flange keepers, tighten then back off

1/4 turn to allow easier movement.

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