To Install The Crank Assembly; To Check/Adjust Clutch Control Cables; Carburetor - Craftsman 143.804062 Owner's Manual

4 horsepower 20" dual stage trac-plus optional electric start snow thrower
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CAUTION:
IF YOU
ARE
REMOVING
,_
SNOW FROM ANY ROCKY OR UNEVEN
SURFACES, RAISE THE FRONT OF THE
SNOW
THROWER
BY MOVING
THE
SKIDS
DOWN. THIS WILL HELP TO PREVENT
ROCKS
AND
OTHER
DEBRIS
FROM
BEING
PICKED UP AND THROWN BY THE AUGER.
TO INSTALL
THE
CRANK
ASSEMBLY
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On the right side of the handle, install the following
(found in parts bag) in the lower hote as shown in
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figure 4:
1 - 5/16" x 1-3/4" bolt
1 - 5/16" flatwasher & 5/16" Iockwasher
1 - 5/16" nut
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RIGHT
51t6 INCH
LOCKWASHEB
Remove one 3/8" nut, lockwasher,
and flatwasher
from the "eye" bolt assembly
(on the chute crank
assembly) and place the remaining 3/8" nut and flat-
washer on the "eye" bott about half way up the thread,
as shown
5116 X 1-314 INCH BOLT
LEFT
ADJUST
NUTS
TO MOVE EYE
BOLT IN OR
OUT
BOOT'
Install "eye" bolt through lower hole on the left hand
side of the handle.
install the 3/8" flatwasher, the 3/8" lockwasher and
the 3/8" nut loosely on the "eye" bolt, as shown_
Remove the plastic cap, the cotter pin and the washer
from the wormed end of the crank assembly and set
®
aside (See Fig. 5).
Rotate the notched section of the discharge chute
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toward the crank-adjusting
rod_
Install the wormed end of the crank through the hole
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in the adjusting rod and secure the end with the flat
washer and cotter pin, as shown.
Bend the ends of the cotter pin around the rod and re-
install the plastic cap.
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Hold the "eye" bolt in place with a pair of pliers while
tightening the inside nut securely.
Rotate the chute crank fully clockwise
and fully
counter-clockwise.
The discharge chute should ro-
tate fully to the outer diameteroi the worm and should
clear approximately
1/8" (See Fig 5)° If the chute
crank needs to be adjusted, see To Adjust Chute
Crank Assembly on page 16.
NOTE: Be sure the crank does nottouch the carburetor
cover or the cover will be scratched.
3/8 INCH FLATWASHER
FIG. 4
CAP
COTTER
FLATWASHER
CRANK ADJUSTING ROD
I/2 INCH
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The control cables attached to the auger clutch lever and
traction clutch lever may need to be adjusted before you
use your snow thrower.
For instructions
on checking or adjusting the control
cables, see To Adjust The Clutch Control Cables on
page 17.
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EYE BOLT
ADAPTER
NOTCHED
SECTION
FIG. 5
TO CHECK/ADJUST
CLUTCH
CONTROL
CABLES

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