Craftsman 247.881721 - Adjustments

Adjustments f
Shift Cable
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Drive
If thefull rangeofspeeds(forwardandreverse)cannotbeachieved,referto the
figuretotheright andadjusttheshift cableasfollows:
Placetheshift leverinthefastestforwardspeedposition(F6).
Loosenthehex nutontheshiftcableindexbracket.SeeFigure19.
Pivotthebracketdownwardtotakeupslackinthecable.
Retightenthehexnut.
Control
Whenthedrivecontrolis releasedandinthedisengaged"up" position,thecable
shouldhaveverylittle slack.ItshouldNOTbetight. Also,ifthereisexcessiveslack
inthedrivecableor iftheunitexperiencesintermittentdrivewhileusing,thecable
mayneedto beadjusted.Checktheadjustmentof thedrivecontrolasfollows:
1. Withthedrivecontrolreleased,pushthesnowthrowergentlyforward.The
unitshouldroll freely.
2. Engagethedrivecontrolandgentlyattemptto pushthesnowthrower
forward.Thewheelsshouldnotturn.Theunitshouldnotroll freely.
3. Withthedrivecontrolreleased,movetheshift leverbackandforthbetween
theR2positionandthe F6positionseveraltimes.Thereshouldbeno
resistanceintheshift lever.
4.
If anyof theabovetestsfailed,thedrivecableisinneedof adjustment.
Proceedasfollows:
a. Shutoff theengineasinstructedinthe Operationsection.
b. Loosenthelowerhexboltonthedrivecablebracket.SeeFigure20.
c. Positionthebracketupwardto providemoreslack(ordownwardto
increasecabletension).
d. Retightenthelowerhexbolt.
ChuteBracket
If thespiralat thebottomofthechutedirectionalcontrolisnotfullyengagingwith
thechuteassembly,thechutebracketcanbeadjusted.Todoso:
1. Loosenthetwo nutswhichsecurethechutebracketandrepositionit
slightly.SeeFigure21.
2. Retightenthenuts.
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