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OWNER'S MANUAL

MODEL NUMBER:

PR5524ES

SNOW THROWER

 

Always Wear Eye Protection During Operation

IMPORTANT MANUAL 

Do Not Throw Away

 

WARNING:

Read the Owner's Manual and 

fol low all Warnings and Safety 

In struc tions.  Fail ure to do so 

can result in serious injury.

            420904 Rev 2  07.30.08  TH

Printed in the U.S.A.

Summary of Contents for 420904

Page 1: ... Always Wear Eye Protection During Operation IMPORTANT MANUAL Do Not Throw Away WARNING Read the Owner s Manual and follow all Warnings and Safety Instructions Failure to do so can result in serious injury 420904 Rev 2 07 30 08 TH Printed in the U S A ...

Page 2: ... the machine Operation 1 Do not put hands or feet near or under rotating parts Keep clear of the discharge opening at all times 2 Exercise extreme caution when operating on or cross ing gravel drives walks or roads Stay alert for hidden hazards or traffic 3 After striking a foreign object stop the engine motor remove the wire from the spark plug disconnect the cord on electric motors thoroughly in...

Page 3: ...ipment is in safe working condition 2 Never store the machine with fuel in the fuel tank inside a building where ignition sources are present such as hot water heaters space heaters or clothes dryers Allow the engine to cool before storing in any enclosure 3 Always refer to operator s manual for important details if the snow thrower is to be stored for an extended period 4 Maintain or replace safe...

Page 4: ...poses All parts such as nuts washers bolts etc necessary to complete the assembly have been placed in the parts bag To ensure safe and proper operation of your snow thrower all parts and hardware you assemble must be tightened securely Use the correct tools as necessary to ensure proper tightness REMOVE SNOW THROWER FROM CARTON 1 Remove all accessible loose parts and parts boxes from carton ASSEMB...

Page 5: ...ner spring install traction DRIVE control rod See Figs 3 and 4 The traction drive control rod has the long loop on the end of the spring as shown 1 Slide rubber sleeve up rod and hook end of spring into pivot bracket with loop opening down as shown 2 With top end of rod positioned under left side of control panel push rod down and insert top end of rod into hole in drive control bracket Secure wit...

Page 6: ... thrower were overinflated at the fac tory for shipping purposes Correct and equal tire pressure is important for best snow throwing performance Reduce tire pressure to 14 17 PSI 19 24 5 N m AUGER CONTROL ROD CONTROL ARM RUBBER SLEEVE LOOP OPENING UP FIG 5 INSTALL AUGER CONTROL ROD See Figs 5 and 6 The auger control rod has the short loop on the end of the spring as shown 1 Slide rubber sleeve up ...

Page 7: ...s Save this manual for future reference These symbols may appear on your snow thrower or in literature supplied with the product Learn and understand their meaning FORWARD PRIMER IGNITION KEY INSERT TO START AND RUN PULL OUT TO STOP READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE OF THIS PRODUCT KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE DANGER OR WARNING REVERSE SNOW DISCHARG...

Page 8: ...ndle used for starting the engine Primer pumps additional fuel from the carburetor to the cylinder for use when starting a cold engine Throttle engine control used to select either FAST or SLOW engine speed and to STOP the engine MEETS A N S I SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Our snow throwers conform to the standards of the American National Standards Institute TRACTION DRIVE CONTROL LEVER DISCHARGE CHUTE CON...

Page 9: ...f operation clear of all persons small children and pets at all times including startup WARNING Ifthedischargechuteorau ger become clogged shut off engine andwaitforallmovingpartstostop Use the clean out tool NOT YOUR HANDS to unclog the chute and or auger The DIRECTION in which snow is to be thrown is controlled by the discharge chute control lever Tochangethedischargechuteposition pressdownward ...

Page 10: ...r control lever to the handle to clear snow from the auger hous ing and the discharge chute CLEAN OUT TOOL FIG 15 MOUNTING CLIP DISCHARGE CHUTE TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD See Fig 16 SELF PROPELLING forward and reverse movement of the snow thrower is controlled by the traction drive control lever located on the left side handle Squeezetractiondrivecontrollevertohandletoengage the drive system Rel...

Page 11: ... tank or permanent damage may occur SCRAPER BAR See Fig 17 The scraper bar is not adjustable but is reversible After considerable use it may become worn When it has worn almost to the edge of the housing it can be reversed providing additional service before requiring replacement Replace a damaged or worn scraper bar BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL See Fig 18 The engine on your s...

Page 12: ...rol to the OFF position Allow the engine to warm up for a few minutes Engine will not develop full power until it has reached normal operat ing temperature WARM START RECOIL STARTER Follow the steps above keeping the choke in the OFF position DO NOT push the primer BEFORE STOPPING Run the engine for a few minutes to help dry off any mois ture on the engine OPERATION IF RECOIL STARTER HAS FROZEN If...

Page 13: ...in this manual NOTE Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM parts to service this unit Failure to do so can cause the unit to malfunction and pose a risk of injury to the operator BEFORE EACH USE 1 Check engine oil level 2 Check for loose fasteners 3 Checkcontrolstobesuretheyarefunctioningproperly LUBRICATION Keep your snow thrower well lubricated See LUBRICATION CHART SNOW THROWER Always obs...

Page 14: ...nnot come in contact with plug 2 Clean area around drain plug 3 Remove drain plug and drain oil in a suitable container 4 Install drain plug and tighten securely 5 Wipe off any spilled oil from snow thrower and engine 6 Install left wheel if removed for draining oil Be sure to install klick pin into proper hole in wheel axle See TO REMOVE WHEELS in the Service and Adjustments section of this manua...

Page 15: ...spark plug Place wire where it cannot come in contact with plug 3 Alignholeinaugerhubwithholeinaugershaftandinstall anew1 4 20x2 shoulder shearboltandspacer Install 1 4 20 lock nut and tighten securely CAUTION Do not substitute Use only original equipment shear bolts as supplied with your snow thrower 4 Connect spark plug wire to spark plug Replace safety ignition key IMPELLER SHEAR BOLTS The impe...

Page 16: ...by a Sears service centre department NOTE It is recommended that both the auger and traction drive belt be replaced at the same time TheV beltsonyoursnowthrowerareofspecialconstruction andshouldbereplacedbyoriginalequipmentmanufacturer OEM belts available from your nearest Sears service centre department Using other than OEM belts can cause personal injury or damage to the snow thrower WARNING Bel...

Page 17: ...ty the gas tank and carburetor if using fuel stabilizer ENGINE OIL Drain oil with engine warm and replace with clean engine oil See ENGINE in the Maintenance section of this manual CYLINDER 1 Remove spark plug 2 Pour one ounce 29 ml of oil through spark plug hole into cylinder 3 Pull recoil starter handle slowly a few times to distribute oil 4 Replace with new spark plug OTHER Remove safety igniti...

Page 18: ...osition 1 Move choke to OFF position runs roughly 2 Blockage in fuel line 2 Clean fuel line 3 Stale fuel 3 Empty fuel tank carburetor refill with fresh clean gasoline 4 Water in fuel 4 Empty fuel tank carburetor refill with fresh clean gasoline 5 Carburetor is in need of 5 Contact an authorized service centre department adjustment or overhaul Excessive 1 Loose parts or damaged 1 Tighten all fasten...

Page 19: ...19 SERVICE NOTES ...

Page 20: ...9 1 11 11 3 12 12 4 13 14 15 17 8 7 11 5 6 11 16 18 35 19 21 22 23 24 25 23 22 21 20 36 26 27 28 30 29 31 31 32 33 34 01 07 004 B REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 AUGER HOUSING IMPELLER ASSEMBLY ...

Page 21: ...625 11 155377 NUT 5 16 18 12 163183 SCREW 5 16 18 X 625 13 19111507 WASHER 14 10040500 LOCKWASHER 5 16 15 74940516 SCREW 5 16 18 X 1 00 16 180355 CARRIAGE BOLT 17 194189 SCREW 13 16 X 625 18 407760 PLUG 19 407761 GEARBOX COVER RH 20 407766 GASKET 21 407770 SEAL 22 407762 BEARING 23 174697 THRUST WASHER 1 00 24 407763 WORM GEAR 25 407764 AUGER SHAFT 26 189282 SQUARE KEY 27 407758 BEARING 28 174683 ...

Page 22: ...ur snow thrower and void your warranty KEY PART NO NO DESCRIPTION REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 AUGER HOUSING IMPELLER ASSEMBLY KEY PART NO NO DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 5x 4 5x 01 07 001 A 1 404928X428 AUGER HOUSING 2 404931X479 SCRAPPER BAR 3 72270505 CARRIAGE BOLT 5 16 18 X 625 4 155377 NUT 5 16 18 1 2 01 07 008 A 1 405985X479 AUGER 24 LH 2 405986X479 AUGER 24 RH ...

Page 23: ...replacement parts Failure to do so could be hazardous damage your snow thrower and void your warranty 1 174762X479 SKID PLATE LH 2 178777X479 SKID PLATE RH 3 72270506 CARRIAGE BOLT 5 16 18 X 75 4 751153 NUT 5 16 18 REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 AUGER HOUSING IMPELLER ASSEMBLY 1 1 2 3 2 3 01 07 005 A 1 174658 AUGER BEARING 2 411939 BEARING PLUG 3 179582 SCREW 5 16 18 X...

Page 24: ...o could be hazardous damage your snow thrower and void your warranty 1 404770X428 CHUTE WELDMENT 2 178633X428 DEFLECTOR WELDMENT 3 420325 DEFLECTOR SEAL 4 179096X479 STRAP 5 189713X479 KNOB BLACK 6 128415 POP RIVET 7 185600 SHOULDER BOLT 1 4 20 X 704 8 72270505 CARRIAGE BOLT 5 16 18 X 625 9 191730 NUT 1 4 20 10 155415 WASHER 11 179246 PLASTIC WASHER REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES ...

Page 25: ...r and void your warranty KEY PART NO NO DESCRIPTION 1 2 2 3 6 6 4 5 01 09 007 A 1 420337 LEVER CABLE ROTATOR ASSEMBLY 2 17501010 SCREW 10 24 X 625 3 420678 ROTATOR HEAD 4 420677 ROTATOR PIVOT BRACKET 5 420675 PULLEY PIVOT 6 420674 CABLE ASSEMBLY NOTES 1 ITEMS INDICATED WITH AN ARE LISTED AS REFERENCE FOR SERVICE PARTS ONLY REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 CONTROL PANEL C...

Page 26: ... 4 4 4 4 3 3 01 05 002 A 1 419797X479 LOWER HANDLE 2 405784X479 PIVOT SUPPORT WELDMENT 3 17490508 SCREW 5 16 18 X 50 4 17000616 SCREW 3 8 16 X 1 00 REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 HANDLES 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 01 08 003 A 1 419800X479 PLOW HANDLE LH 2 419801X479 PLOW HANDLE RH 3 196944 PANEL BRACKET LH 4 196943 PANEL BRACKET RH 5 199513 HANDLE GRIP 6 74780512 SC...

Page 27: ...0 11 14 14 12 13 13 12 2 3 9 9 8 01 08 002 D 1 412683X479 CONTROL PANEL 2 412681X479 CONTROL LEVER LH 3 412682X479 CONTROL LEVER RH 4 412679X008 TRACTION ROD ARM 5 420889X008 IMPELLER ROD ARM 6 412677 INTERLOCK ROD 7 412680 SPACER 8 169675 RETAINER 9 17060408 SCREW 1 4 20 X 50 10 414280 KNOB BLACK 11 414281 KNOB RED 12 178899 HANDLE KNOB 13 19131316 WASHER 3 8 14 72120618 CARRIAGE BOLT 3 8 16 X 2 ...

Page 28: ...id your warranty KEY PART NO NO DESCRIPTION REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 HANDLES 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 7 8 9 10 01 12 001 A 1 180480 IMPELLER ROD ASSEMBLY 2 405740 TRACTION ROD ASSEMBLY 3 180445 SHIFTER ROD TOP 4 187716 SHIFTER ROD BOTTOM 5 180447 SPRING SLEEVE 6 178669 IMPELLER SPRING 7 180926 TRACTION SPRING 8 72270506 CARRIAGE BOLT 5 16 18 X 75 9 155377 NUT 5 16 18 10 169...

Page 29: ...ART NO NO DESCRIPTION REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 HANDLES 1 4 4 5 5 2 3 7 6 01 10 003 B 1 183346 CONSOLE PANEL 2 178668 HEADLIGHT BEZEL 3 180927 FLOOD HEADLIGHT 4 184471 SHOULDER SCREW 10 24 X 625 5 175262 SCREW 10 24 X 1 25 6 178770 WIRE HARNESS 7 183784 BULB 1 2 3 4 5 6 01 08 007 B 1 412675 INTERLOCK SPRING 2 414572 INTERLOCK CAM 3 178831 TORSION SPRING 4 169675 R...

Page 30: ... 38 4 15 14 16 20 19 21 44 17 18 32 33 34 33 42 24 22 24 4 43 50 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 67 49 51 57 58 52 64 4 1 2 7 35 35 65 23 23 23 59 63 61 62 66 60 48 49 45 47 46 15 11 76 ITEM 43 EXPLODED 01 02 006 C 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 DRIVE ...

Page 31: ...18 875 31 12000012 RETAINER RING 32 402187 HEX SHAFT 33 401619 CHAIN 34 417234 SPROCKET SHAFT 35 17490408 SCREW 1 4 20 X 50 36 401984 SHIFTER BRACKET 37 180135 SPRING 38 402652 PLATE PIVOT ROD 39 12000007 E RING 375 40 184471 SHOULDER SCREW 41 410877 BOTTOM PAN 42 413429X479 SPRING BRACKET 43 420900 DRIVE PLATE ASSEMBLY 44 414557 IDLER SPRING 45 180522 IDLER PULLEY 46 74780520 SCREW 5 16 18 X 1 25...

Page 32: ...ardous damage your snow thrower and void your warranty 1a 1b 1b 4 3 3 4 6 7 7 8 5 6 2 01 03 005 A 1 188226 assy of 1a 1b AXLE ASSEMBLY 1a 179352 AXLE SHAFT 1b 184206 ROLL PIN 3 16 2 402691 SPROCKET 3 174697 THRUST WASHER 4 179830 BEARING 5 146315 SCREW 5 16 18 X 625 6 17490508 BOLT 5 16 18 X 500 7 155443 CLIK PIN 8 189282 SQUARE KEY REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 DRIVE...

Page 33: ...E M replacement parts Failure to do so could be hazardous damage your snow thrower and void your warranty ENGINE TECUMSEH MODEL LH195SP 67510D REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 CHASSIS ENGINE PULLEYS 1 2 3 4 4 3 01 00 009 A 1 409346X428 FRAME 2 417014X428 ENGINE MOUNT PLATE 3 150406 BOLT 3 8 16 4 150078 SCREW 5 16 18 X 750 ...

Page 34: ...M replacement parts Failure to do so could be hazardous damage your snow thrower and void your warranty KEY PART NO NO DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 01 04 019 A 1 192213 BELT COVER 2 179157 IMPELLER PULLEY 3 419744 TRACTION BELT 4 408007 IMPELLER BELT REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 CHASSIS ENGINE PULLEYS ...

Page 35: ...uipment Manufacturer O E M replacement parts Failure to do so could be hazardous damage your snow thrower and void your warranty REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 WHEELS 1 2 01 06 001 A KEY PART NO NO DESCRIPTION 1 187831X421 WHEEL ASSEMBLY LH 2 187866X421 WHEEL ASSEMBLY RH ...

Page 36: ...EAR BOLT 1 4 20 X 1 3 4 7 198638 SPACER 8 73800400 LOCKNUT 1 4 20 1 01 14 008 A 1 35062 SAFETY IGNITION KEY REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 BAG OF PARTS NOTE All component dimensions given in U S inches 1 inch 25 4 mm IMPORTANT Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer O E M replacement parts Failure to do so could be hazardous damage your snow thrower and void your warr...

Page 37: ... thrower and void your warranty REPAIR PARTS SNOW THROWER MODEL NUMBER PR5524ES 96192001604 DECALS 1 181037 DECAL DANGER 2 187899 DECAL CRAFTSMAN 3 181035 DECAL DANGER DEFLECTOR 4 181042 DECAL DANGER 5 187898 DECAL CRAFTSMAN 6 181033 DECAL INSTRUCTION 7 415390 DECAL AUTOMATIC 8 415391 DECAL TRACT CLUTCH LEV LH E F 9 415475 DECAL SPEED CONTROL 420904 OWNER S MANUAL ENGLISH 420905 OWNER S MANUAL FRE...

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Page 40: ...is Warranty does not apply to any product which has been sub jected to alteration misuse abuse improper assembly or installation delivery damage or to normal wear of the product 5 Exclusions Excluded from this Warranty are belts shear pins normal wear normal adjustments standard hard ware and normal maintenance 6 In the event you have a claim under this Warranty you must return the product to an a...

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