Craftsman 235.185930, Owner'S Manual

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now be removed from the Cylin-
der. Remove the Vanes (5) from
the Rotor if they need to be re-
placed.
Figure 5
Cylinder
Rear Rotor Bearing
Bench with nonmetallic surface
6. To remove the Rear Rotor Bear-
ing, hold the Cylinder with the
Rear Rotor Bearing down and
tap the Cylinder on a flat, non-
metallic surface such as a work
bench. This will loosen the Rear
Rotor Bearing so that it will drop
out of the Cylinder. See Figure
5.
7. Working from the rear of the
Housing, push out the Motor
Gasket (8).
NOTICE:
When removing the
Motor Gasket, do not use a
screwdriver or any other sharp
object which could damage the
Gasket and/or Housing.
Disassembly of the Throttle
Mechanism
NOTICE:
For ease of disas-
sembly, we recommend using
the Inlet Clip Removal Tool (43).
See Figure 6.
Figure 6
Trigger
Left-hand
button
Inlet Bushing
Assembly
Inlet Clip Removal
Tool
1. Secure the Inlet Bushing in a
vise. Press in both tabs of the
Inlet Retainer Clip (25) and pull
upward on the Housing (20).
This will allow the Inlet Bushing
to come free from the Handle of
the Housing. See Figure 7.
2. Pull the Trigger (33) from the
front of the Housing and re-
move the Trigger O-ring (34).
Slot for Tab
(both sides)
Tab on Inlet Retainer
Clip (both sides)
Figure 7
3. With the Inlet Bushing still in the
vise, remove the Tilt Valve Seat
Retainer (32) and Tilt Valve
Seat Support (31). Use a
hooked tool with no sharp
edges to remove the Tilt Valve
Seat (30) from the Inlet Bush-
ing. See Figure 8.
Tilt Valve stem
Hooked tool
Figure 8
4. Remove the Tilt Valve (29) and
Tilt Valve Spring (28) if dam-
aged.
5. Remove the Inlet Bushing Seal
(27) and Inlet Retainer Clip (25)
if damaged.
NOTICE:
Do not remove the
Inlet Bushing Screen (24) from
the Inlet Bushing unless it is
damaged. Clean the Inlet Bush-
ing Screen by using a suitable
cleaning solution in a well venti-
lated area.