Craftsman 90 Snow Manual

  
HOWTOCHECKANDADJUST 
THECABLES 
Thecablesareadjustedatthefactory 
andnoadjustmentshouldbeneces- 
sary.Ifthecableshavebecome 
stretchedoraresaggingadjustmentwill 
benecessary. 
Tocheckforcorrectadjustment,discon- 
necttheZ-fittingatthedrivelever, 
movethedrivelevertothefullforward 
position,justcontactingtheplastic 
bumper.Thecontrolcablesarecor- 
rectlyadjustedwhenthecenterofthe 
Zfittingisbetweenthecenterand 
topoftheholeinthedriveleverand 
thereinnodroopinthecable.See 
Figure20. 
DriveLever...

  
ractionDriveBelt 
IdlerPulley AugerDrive 
Belt 
Guide 
Drive 
Pulley 
Loosen 
thisnut 
Figure23 
3.Loosenthenutontheidlerpulley 
andmovethepulleytowardthebelt 
about1/8.SeeFigure23. 
4.Tightenthenut. 
5.Presstheaugerdrivelever.Check 
the,tensiononthebelt(oppositeau- 
geridlerpulley).Thebeltshould 
deflectabout1/2withmoderate 
pressure(SeeFigure24). 
_oorive 
Pulley 
O 
AugerIdler\_A..... 
Pulle-fl__ ,\/].__j,_/D,zIncrl  Engaged_eflectton 
I-@_Figure24 
NOTE:Iftheadjustmentisnotcorrect,...

  
. 
Removetheoldaugerdrivebelt. 
Replacetheaugerdrivebeltwith 
anoriginalfactoryreplacementbelt 
availablefromanauthorizedservice 
center. 
9.installthenewaugerdrivebelt 
ontotheaugerdrivepulleyand 
ontothedrivepulley, 
10.Adjusttheaugerdrivebelt.See 
HowToAdjustTheAugerDrive 
BeltintheServiceAndAdjustment 
section. 
11.Adjustthebeltguide.SeeHowTo 
AdjustTheBeltGuideintheSer- 
viceAndAdjustmentsection. 
12.Installtheboltsoneachsideofthe 
motormountframe.See 
Figure25. 
13.Tighter_theboltsoneachsideof...

  
HOWTOADJUSTTHEBELTGUIDE 
1.Disconnectsparkplugwire. 
2.Removethescrew.Removethe 
beltcover.SeeFigure22. 
3.Engagetheaugerdrivelever. 
4.Measurethedistancebetweenthe 
beltguideandaugerdrivebelt. 
Thecorrectdistanceis1/8inch 
(3.175mm).SeeFigure27. 
_BeltGuide 
Auger_-_°_l/81nch 
Idler/_-_\(3.175ram) 
Pu,ey\\ 
Engagedi___. 
Figure27 
. 
Ifanadjustmentisnecessary,loos- 
enthemountingboltforthebelt 
guide.Movethebeltguidetothe 
correctposition.Tightenthe 
mountingboltforthebeltguide....

  
positionforthefrictionwheel.See 
Figure30. 
Leverl_,@- _Spring_/J 
Figure30 
2.Installthebottompanel.See 
Figure28. 
3.Tighte_theboltsoneachsideof 
thebottompanel. 
4.Installtheboltsoneachsideofthe 
bottompanel. 
HowToReplaceTheFrictionWheel 
Ifthefrictionwheeliswornordamaged, 
thesnowthrowerwillnotmoveforward. 
Thefrictionwheelmustbereplacedas 
follows. 
1.Removethegasfromthegastank. 
Standthesnowthroweruponthe 
frontendoftheaugerhousing. 
,_WARNING:Drainthegasoline  outdoors,awayfromfireor 
flame....

  
12.Fastenthebearingplatesusing 
thefourboltsremovedearlier. 
13.Makesurethehexshaftturnsfree- 
ly. 
14.Checktheadjustmentofthefriction 
wheel.SeeHowToAdjustThe 
FrictionWheelinthissection. 
15.Makesurethefrictionwheelandthe 
discdriveplatearefreefromgrease 
oroil. 
16.Installthebottompanel.See 
Figure28. 
17.Tightenthebottomboltsoneach 
sideofthebottompanel. 
18.Installthetopboltsoneachsideof 
thebottompanel. 
19.Cognectthesparkplugwire. 
HOWTOREPLACETHEAUGER 
SHEARBOLT...

  
2.Besuresparkplugiscleanand 
freeofforeignmaterial.Checkelec- 
trodesgapwithawirefeelergauge 
andresetgapto0.030ifneces- 
sary.SeeFigure34. 
ToReplace: 
1.Ifyouneedanewsparkplug,use 
onlytheproperreplacementspark 
plug. 
2.Setthegapto0.030inches. 
. 
Beforeinstallingthesparkplug, 
lightlycoatthesparkplugthreads 
withoilorgreasetoinsureeasyre- 
moval. . 
5. Firmlytightenthesparkpluginthe 
engine. 
Ifatorquewrenchisavailable, 
torquetheplugto18to23foot 
pounds. 
FeelerGauge 
0.030 
SparkPlug 
Figure34...

  
_bARNING:Neverstoreyour  snowthrowerindoorsorin 
anenclosed,poorlyventi- 
latedarea.Ifgasolineremainsinthe 
tank,fumesmayreachanopen 
flame,sparkorpilotlightfromafur- 
nace,waterheater,clothesdryer, 
cigarette,etc. 
NOTE:Topreventenginedamage(if 
snowthrowerisnotusedformorethan 
30days)followthestepsbelow. 
SNOWTHROWER 
1.Thoroughlycleanthesnowthrower. 
2.Lubricatealllubricationpoints.See 
theMaintenancesection. 
. 
Besurethatallnuts,boltsand 
screwsaresecurelyfastened.In- 
Ib.*...

  
TROUBLECORRECTION 
DifficultstartingReplacesparkplug,  CAUSE 
Defectivesparkplug. 
Waterordirtinfuelsystem. 
Enginerunserratic 
Enginestalls 
Enginerunserratic; 
Lossofpower 
Excessivevibration 
Unitfailstopropelitself 
Unitfailstodischarge 
snow Blockedfuelline,emptygas 
tank,orstalegasoline 
UnitrunningonCHOKE. 
Waterordirtinfuelsystem. 
Looseparts:damaged 
nmpeUer Usecarburetorbowldrainto 
flushandrefillwithfreshfuel. 
Wornordamagedfriction 
wheel. Cleanfuelline;checkfuel 
supply;addfreshgasoline...

  
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F-001088,.I Description 
Model143.019003 
SCREW,5/16-18 
WASHER,SPTLK.31X.58X.08 
GUIDE,RODBELT 
PLASTICWASHER 
WASHER,SPTLK.31X.58X.08 
SCREW,5/16-24X1.00 
SPACER 
PULLEY,HALF 
WASHER,FLAT.752X.91X.02 
BELT,V3L33.13LG 
FLATWASHER.765Xl.12X.06 
SPACER,SLEEVE 
PULLEY,ENGINE 
BELT,V4L35.6LG...