Attaching turn triggers – Craftsman 247.885500 User Manual
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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 8.
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 9.
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 9.
Adjust the chute bracket so that the spiral on the
chute crank fully engages the teeth on the chute
assembly. Tighten the nuts on the lower chute
crank bracket securely.
Figure 9
Using a wrench, tighten the hex bolt and the hex
nut on the upper chute crank bracket.
Fully rotate the chute, using the chute crank, to
make sure that it moves freely.
Slip the cables that run from the handle panel to
the chute into the cable guide located on top of
the engine. See Figure 10.
Cable Guide
Attaching Turn Triggers
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Check and make sure that the right hand trigger
cable is routed in front of the traction drive cable.
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Feed the trigger cable up through the outer side of
the slot in the handle panel. Do noffeed the cable
through the same side of the slot as the Z fitting.
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Place the cable barrel fitting into the hole in the
trigger. You can find the triggers and associated
hardware in group H of the hardware pack (on
page 6). Pull on the cable and rotate it around the
bottom of the trigger, with the inner cable in the
slot, until the cable end can be pushed into the
trigger housing and snapped tight. See Figure 11.
Trigger
Note:
When the cable is installed correctly, you should
not be able to pull the cable out of the trigger housing.
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Place the right turn trigger in position
underneath the right handle. Secure with screw
and weld nut from group H of the hardware pack.
See Figure 12. You will need a phlllips
screwdriver for tightening the screw.
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Figure 12
Secure the right turn trigger cable to the right
lower handle, using cable tie provided in the