Craftsman 24838 Operation Manual - Page 22

STEP 52: (SEE FIGURE 51) • Attach the chute crank rod assembly brackets to the plastic bracket on the left side of the discharge housing Align the chute crank bracket beneath the rT)dsupport bracket and assemble both to the plastic bracket using two 5/16" x 1" carriage bolts (N), 5/16" washers (U) and 5/16" Nylock nuts (CO) Do not tighten yet, •\ CHUTE CRANK 5/16" x 1" BRACKET CHUTE CRANK -- ROD ROD % / / BRACKET FIGURE 51 LEFT 81DEVIEW STEP 58: (SEE FIGURE 52) Coat the top of the ring around the discharge opening with general purpose grease• Place the discharge chute (facing forward) onto the ring Place the anti-rotation bracket on top of the chute flange, aligning it with the holes on the right hand side of the flange Attach the three chute keepers (HH) (right side up as shown) to the bottom of the flange using six 1/4" x 1" hex bolts (F), 1/4" fiat washers (T) and 1/4" flanged lock nuts (Z). Tighten carefully so that timenuts are snug but do not dig into the plastic chute keepers • Place the plastic cap (NN) onto the short end of the anti-rx_tation bracket • Position the crank rod spiral (see figure 51) so that it does not rub against the bottoms of the notches in the chute flange Tighten the nuts • Check if the c_ank rod rotates the chute freely. If not, loosen by 1/4 turn each of the six hex bolts holding the chute keepers to the chute flange • Secure the control cables to the crank rod support tube using a nylon tie (OO). 1/4" x 1" HEX BOLT (F) 1/4" FLAT WASHER (T) PLASTIC CAP (NN) / ANTI-ROTATION BRACKET _i_' FLANGE CHUTE KEEPER (HH) _! I/4"FLANGED LOCK NUT (Z) /_. \\\ _\ FIGURE 52 RIGHT SiDE ViEW STEP 54: (SEE FIGURE 53) Skip this step if you have a lawn tractor. This step is for garden tractors only. • If you have a (GT) Garden Tractor, remove timestop bolts from each side o1 the snow thrower frame• FIGURE 53 22 STOP BOLT RIGHT SIDE ViEW