Craftsman 536.88155 Snow Blower User Manual


 
TRACTION DRIVE CABLE ADJUSTMENT
1. Run the engine untilthe fuel tank is
empty and the engine stops.
2. Stand the snow thrower up on the
front end of the auger housing.
3. Loosen the bolts on each side of
the bottom panel (see Figure 34).
Bolt BottomPanel
Figure34
4. Remove the bottom panel.
5. Disconnect the "Z" tiffing from the
drive lever (see Figure 32).
6, Slide the cable boot off the cable
adjustment bracket (see
Figure 35),
7. Push the bottom ofthe traction
drive cable through the cable ad-
justment bracket untilthe =Z"
hook can be removed.
8. Remove the uZ" hook from the
cable adjustment bracket. Move
the "Z" hook down to the next ad-
jus_nent hole.
9. Pull the traction drive cable up
through the cable adjustment
bracket.
10. Put the cable boot over the cable
adjustment bracket.
11. Install the =Z" hook to the traction
drive lever (see Rgure 32).
12. To check the adjustment, depress
the drive lever and check the length
of one of the drive springs. In cor-
rect adjustment, the length of the
drive spring is:
minimum 3" (76 ram.)
maximum 3-3/8 m(85 ram.)
(see Figure 36).
Traction /
Cable BOot/F_
CableAdjustment./_ "Z"Hook
Bracket Figure35
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