Craftsman C944.526460, Owner'S Manual

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IMPORTANT: Chains should not be excessively tight.
Correct chain tension will allow a total of approximately
3/B
II
play (Fig. 21).
(A) IMPELLER DRIVE CHAIN (Fig. 21, 22 and 23)
1. Loosen nut (N) on carriage bolt holding nylon idler
in place in slot in impeller chain guard (Fig. 22 and
23).
2. Slide carriage bolt up or down in slot until correct
chain tension is obtained. Tighten nut (N). NOTE:
If correct chain adjustment cannot be obtained
using the nylon idler further chain adjustment can
be obtained by adjusting position of impeller
bearings:
3. Move carriage bolt and nylon idler to top of slot
(Fig. 23) and finger tighten.
4. Loosen impeller bearing bolts (K) (Fig. 23) on each
side of impeller housing, and move bearings and
impeller assembly forward to increase chain ten-
sion, or backwards to decrease tension.
5. Tighten four bearing bolts (K), making sure that
distances (L) and (M) are equal in Fig. 22.
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IMPELLER B~A~~NG---CARRIAG-E-BOLT
.CLUTCH COVER ,-BEARING
FIG. 23
(B) TRANSMISSION INPUT CHAIN
(R.H. Side of Unit)
1. Loosen nut (0) on carriage bolt holding nylon chain
idler against transmission input chain (Fig. 24 and
25).
2. Slide carriage bolt up or down in slot until correct
chain tension is obtained (Fig. 21). Tighten nut (0)
securely against nylon idler.
I NYLON
. IDLER
TRANSMISSION OUTPUT CHAIN L.H.
BOTTOM VIEW
FIG. 25
(C)
TRANSMISSION OUTPUT CHAIN
(L.H. Side of Unit)
Refer to Fig. 25, 26 and 27.
The transmission output chain will probably never
require adjustment. However, adjustment may be
obtained by adjusting transmission position:
NOTE: Since adjusting the position of the transmission
will also affect transmission input chain tension,
loosen nut (O) and nylon idler before proceeding (Fig.
25).
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FIG. 26
1. Remove bolt and nut securing control lever to shift
lever (Fig. 26, 27).
2. Remove knob and jam nut from 2-speed shift lever.