Craftsman 536.888400 - Manual (Page 6)

TO REMOVE SNOW THROWER
FROM CARTON
• Locate and remove container of 5W30 oil.
• Locate all parts packed separately and
remove from the carton.
NOTE: Place fuel stabilizer in a safe place
until needed for storage.
• Remove and discard the packing material
from around the snow thrower.
• Cut all four comets of the carton from top
to bottom and lay the panels flat.
• Roll the snow thrower off the carton by
pulling on the lower handle. CAUTION;
DO NOT back over cables.
• Remove the pacldng material from
handle assembly and plastic protector on
top of auger housing.
• Cut ties securing the clutch control cables
to the lower handle.
TO INSTALL THE UPPER HANDLE
AND CRANK ASSEMBLY
• Loosen, but do not remove the screw,
flatwasher, lockwasher and hex nut in the
right hand upper holes of the lower
handle. See next figure.
// Upper handle
(Right hand}
Loosen, but
,do not remove •
5/16’hex Nut
5/16" Lockwasher
11/32* Flatwasher
16X2*
Screw
• Loosen, but do not remove the nylon
locknut on the eye bolt assembly in the
left hand upper holes of the lower handle.
See next figure.
• Cut tie securing upper crank rod to the
lower crank rod.
• Cut tie holding shift rod to lower handle
and move shifter to the first gear.
• Raise upper handle into operating posi­
tion. Upper handle should be to the
outside of the lower handle.
NOTE: Make sure the cables are not
caught between the upper and lower handle
or on the gear select bracket.
NOTE: If the cables have become discon­
nected from the clutch levers, reinstall the
cables as shown in figure below.
NOTE: Position cable through slots on
shifter plate.
Install hardware supplied in the parts bag
(Screws, flatwashers, lockwashers, and
hex nuts) into lower holes on handles.
See figure above.
Tighten screws in lower holes.
Rotate upper crank rod into the operating
position. See figure below.
Upper Crank \
Rod In \
Operating
Position.
Upper handle
(Left hand)
Eye Bolt
End of Eye
Bolt
Carefully remove cotter pin and clevis pin
from yoke end of upper crank rod assem­
bly as shown in figure below.
Universal Joint Pin
Upper
Crank
Rod
Itter Pin
NOTE: If this removes the universal joint
and universal joint pin. Place universal
joint into yoke of upper crank rod lining up
largo holes. Insert universal joint pin. (En­
sure opening in universal joint pin is in line
with small openings in universal joint.)
• While holding universal joint in place slide
the upper crank rod down through the
eye bolt uritil the universal joint will slide
into the yoke of the lower crank rod.