Craftsman 90 Snow Manual

							  
9Horsepower 
26InchDualStage 
120V.ElectricStart 
SNOWTHROWER 
MODELNO. 
536.886260 
Caution: 
ReadandfollowallSafetyRules 
andOperatingInstructionsbefore 
firstuseofthisproduct, 
SEARS,ROEBUCKANDCO.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179U.S.A. 
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WARRANTYSTATEMENT...... 
SAFETYRULES............... 
INTERNATIONALSYMBOLS.... 
ASSEMBLY................... 
OPERATION.................. 
MAINTENANCE............... 
SERVICEANDADJUSTMENT.. 2STORAGE....................28 
2TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART..29 
4REPAIRPARTS...............30 
6ENGINEREPAIRPARTS.......46 
11SPANISH(ESPAI_IOL)..........55 
17PARTSORDERING/SERVICE.. 
2OBACKCOVER 
LIMITEDTWO-YEARWARRANTYONCRAFTSMANSNOWTHROWER 
Fortwoyearsfromthedateofpurchase,whenthisCraftsmanSnowthrowerismaintained, 
lubricated,andtunedupaccordingtotheoperatingandmaintenanceinstructionsinthe 
ownersmanual,Craftsmanwillrepair,freeofcharge,anydefectinmaterialorworkman- 
ship. 
IfthisCraftsmanSnowthrowerisusedforcommercialorrentalpurposes,thiswarrantyap- 
pliesforonly90daysfromthedateofpurchase. 
Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowing: 
•Itemswhichbecomewornduringnormaluse,suchassparkplugs,drivebeltsandshear 
p_ns. 
•Repairnecessarybecauseofoperatorabuseornegligence,includingbentcrankshafts 
andthefailuretomaintaintheequipmentaccordingtotheinstructionscontainedinthe 
ownersmanual. 
WARRANTYSERVICEISAVAILABLEBYRETURNINGTHECRAFTSMANSNOW 
THROWERTOTHENEARESTCRAFTSMANSERVICECENTEPJDEPARTMENTIN 
THEUNITEDSTATES.THISWARRANTYAPPLIESONLYWHILETHISPRODUCTIS 
INUSEINTHEUNITEDSTATES. 
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichmay 
varyfromstatetostate. 
Sears,RoebuckandCo.,D817WA,HoftmanEstates.IL60179 
EngineExhaust,someofitsconstituents,and 
certainvehiclecomponentscontainoremit 
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniato 
causecancerandbirthdefectsorotherrepro- 
ductiveharm. 
Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedaccessories 
containleadandleadcompounds,chemicals 
knowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer 
andbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm. 
WASHHANDSAFTERHANDLING.  LOOKFORTHISSYMBOLTOPOINTOUTIMPORTANTSAFETYPRECAUTIONS.  ITMEANS---ATrENTIONUBECOMEALERT!HYOURSAFETYISINVOLVED, 
_WARNING:Alwaysdiscon-  nectthesparkplugwire 
andplaceitwhereitcannot 
makecontactwithsparkplugto 
preventaccidentalstartingduring: 
Preparation,Maintenance,orStor- 
ageofyoursnowthrower. 
IMPORTANT:Safetystandardsre- 
quireoperatorpresencecontrolsto 
minimizetheriskofinjury.Yoursnow 
throwerisequippedwithsuchcontrols. 
Donotattempttodefeatthefunctionof 
theoperatorpresencecontrolunderany 
circumstances. 
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TRAINING 
1.Readtheoperatingandserviceinstruction 
manualcarefully.Bethoroughlyfamiliar 
withthecontrolsandtheproperuseofthe 
equipment.Knowhowtostoptheunitand 
disengagethecontrolsquickly. 
2.Neverallowchildrentooperatetheequip- 
ment.Neverallowadultstooperatethe 
equipmentwithoutproperinstruction. 
3.Keeptheareaofoperationclearofallper- 
sons,particularlysmallchildrenandpets. 
4.Exercisecautiontoavoidslippingorfalling 
especiallywhenoperatinginreverse. 
PREPARATION 
1.Thoroughlyinspecttheareawherethe 
equipmentistobeusedandremoveall 
doormats,sleds,boards,wires,andother 
foreignobjects. 
2.Disengageallclutchesbeforestartingthe 
engine(motor). 
3.Donotoperatetheequipmentwithout 
wearing_adequatewinteroutergarments. 
Wearfootwearthatwillimprovefootingon 
slipperysurfaces. 
4.Handlefuelwithcare;itishighlyflam- 
mable. 
a.Useanapprovedfuelcontainer. 
b.Neverremovefueltankcaporaddfuel 
toarunningengine(motor)orhoten- 
gine(motor). 
c.Fillfueltankoutdoorswithextreme 
care.Neverfillfueltankindoors. 
d.Replacefuelcapsecurelyandwipeup 
spilledfuel. 
e.Neverstorefuelorsnowthrowerwith 
fuelinthetankinsideofabuilding 
wherefumesmayreachanopenflame 
orspark. 
f.Checkfuelsupplybeforeeachuse,al- 
lowingspaceforexpansionastheheat 
oftheengine(motor)and/orsuncan 
causefueltoexpand. 
5.Forallunitswithelectricstartingmotors 
useelectricstartingextensioncordscerti- 
fiedCSA/UL.Useonlywithareceptacle 
thathasbeeninstalledinaccordancewith 
localinspectionauthorities. 
6.Adjustthesnowthrowerheighttoclear 
gravelorcrushedrocksurface. 
7.Neverattempttomakeanyadjustments 
whiletheengine(motor)isrunning(except 
whenspecificallyrecommendedbymanu- 
facturer). 
8.Letengine(motor)andsnowthrowerad- 
justtooutdoortemperaturesbeforestarting 
toclearsnow. 
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Alwayswearsafetyglassesoreyeshields 
duringoperationorwhileperforminganad- 
justmentorrepairtoprotecteyesfrom 
foreignobjectsthatmaybethrownfromthe 
snowthrower. 
OPERATION 
1.Donotoperatethismachineityouaretak- 
ingdrugsorothermedicationwhichcan 
causedrowsinessoraffectyourabilityto 
operatethismachine. 
2.Donotusethismachineifyouarementally 
orphysicallyunabletooperatethisma- 
chinesafely. 
3.Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderro- 
tatingparts.Keepclearofthedischarge 
openingatalltimes. 
4.Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperating 
onorcrossinggraveldrives,walksor 
roads.Stayalertforhiddenhazardsor 
traffic. 
5.Afterstrikingaforeignobject,stoptheen- 
gine(motor),removethewirefromthe 
sparkplug,thoroughlyinspectsnow 
throwerforanydamage,andrepairthe 
damagebeforerestartingandoperating 
thesnowthrower. 
6.Iftheunitshouldstarttovibrateabnormal- 
ly,stoptheengine(motor)andcheckim- 
mediatelyforthecause.Vibrationis 
generallyawarningoftrouble. 
7.Stoptheengine(motor)wheneveryou 
leavetheoperatingposition,beforeun- 
cloggingtheauger/impellerhousingordis- 
chargechuteandwhenmakingany 
repairs,adjustments,orinspections. 
8.Whencleaning,repeidng,orinspecting, 
makecertaintheauger/impellerandall 
movingpartshavestoppedandallcontrols 
aredisengaged.Disconnectthesparkplug 
wireandkeepthewireawayfromthespark 
plugtopreventaccidentalstarting. 
9.Takeallpossibleprecautionswhenleaving 
thesnowthrowerunattended.Disengage 
theauger/impeller,stopengine(motor), 
andremovekey. 
10.Donotruntheengine(motor)indoors,ex- 
ceptwhenstarlingtheengine(motor)and 
fortransportingthesnowthrowerinorout 
ofthebuilding.Opentheoutsidedoors;ex- 
haustfumesaredangerous(containing 
CARBONMONOXIDE,anODORLESS 
andDEADLYGAS). 
11.Donotclearsnowacrossthefaceof 
slopes.Exerciseextremecautionwhen 
changingdirectiononslopes.Donotat- 
tempttoclearsteepslopes. 
12.Neveroperatethesnowthrowerwithout 
properguards,platesorothersafetypro- 
tectivedevicesinplace. 
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13. 
14. 
15. Neveroperatethesnowthrowernearen- 
closures,automobiles,windowwells, 
drop-offs,andthelikewithoutproperad- 
justmentofthesnowdischargeangle. 
Keepchildrenandpetsaway. 
Donotovedoadthemachinecapacityby 
attemptingtoclearsnowattoofastarate. 
Neveroperatethemachineathightrans- 
portspeedsonslipperysurfaces.Lookbe- 
hindandusecarewhenbackingup. 
16.Neverdirectdischargeatbystandersor 
allowanyoneinfrontoftheunit. 
17.Disengagepowertothecollector/impeller 
whensnowthroweristransportedornotin 
use. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
21. Useonlyattachmentsandaccessoriesap- 
provedbythemanufacturerofthesnow 
thrower(suchastirechains,electricstart 
kits,ect.). 
Neveroperatethesnowthrowerwithout 
goodvisibilityorlight.Alwaysbesureof 
yourfootingandkeepafirmholdonthe 
h_ndles.Walk;neverran. 
Donotover-reach.Keepproperfooting 
andbalanceatalltimes. 
Donotattempttousesnowthrowerona 
roof. MAINTENANCEANDSTORAGE 
1.Checkshearboltsandotherboltsatfre- 
quentintervalsforpropertightnesstobe 
suretheequipmentisinsafeworking 
condition. 
2.Neverstorethesnowthrowerwithfuelin 
thetankinsideabuildingwhereignition 
sourcesarepresentsuchashotwaterand 
spaceheaters,clothesdryers,andthelike. 
Allowtheengine(motor)tocoolbefore 
storinginanyenclosure. 
3.Alwaysrefertooperatorsguideinstruc- 
tionsforimportantdetailsifthesnow 
throweristobestoredforanextended 
pedod. 
4.Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstruction 
labels,asnecessary. 
5.Runthesnowthrowerafewminutesafter 
throwingsnowtopreventfreeze-upofthe 
auger/impeller. 
AWARNING:Thissnowthroweris 
foruseonsidewalks,driveways 
andothergroundlevelsurfaces. 
Cautionshouldbeexercisedwhileusingon 
steepslopingsurfaces.DONOTUSE 
SNOWTHROWERONSURFACESABOVE 
GROUNDLEVELsuchasroofsofresi- 
dences,garages,porchesorothersuch 
structuresorbuildings. 
IMPORTANT:Manyofthefollowingsymbolsarelocatedonyourunitoronliteraturesup. 
pliedwiththeproduct.Beforeyouoperatetheunit,learnandunderstandthepurposefor 
eachsymbol. 
ControlAndOperatingSymbols 
SlowFastElectricStartEngineStartEngineRun 
I 
I-I 
N 
EngineOffEngineStopOnChokeOffChokeOnNeutral 
ThrottlePrimerButtonIgnitionKey ®® 
IgnitionOffIgnitionOn 
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DriveClutchrdRev_erseAugerClutchAugerCollectorEngage 
I÷61/ 
PushToEngageFuel 
ElectricStarter OilFuelOilMixture 
DischargeDOWN DischargeUP DischargeLEFT DischargeRIGHT 
0 
WeightTransferWeightTransferTransmission 
LiftHandleToDepressPedal 
EngageToDisengage 
SafetyWarningSymbols 
DANGER 
ThrownObjects. 
KeepBystandersAway. 
IMPORTANT 
ReadOwnersManual 
BeforeOperating 
ThisMachine. 
WARNING 
HotSurface DANGER 
ThrownObjects. 
KeepBystandersAway. 
DANGER 
AvoidInjuryFrom 
RotatingAuger.Keep 
Hands,FeetAnd 
ClothingAway. 
STOP IgnitionKey 
InsertToRun, 
PullOutToStop. 
WARNING 
DANGER 
StopTheEngine 
BeforeUnclogging 
DischargeChute! 
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ContentsofPartsBag(actualsize) 
1-OwnersManual(notshown) 
1-PacketofFuelStabilizer(notshown) 
1-WarrantyCard(notshown) 
2-Partsbags(notshown) 
*Non-AssemblyParts,foundintoolboxlocatedonbeltcover 
1-Screw,5/16-18x2in @ 
1-SplitLockwasher 
1-,Idut,5/16-18 1-Flatwasher 
11/321n. 
3-5/16-18CarriageBolts 3-11/32 
Flatwashers 3--5/16-18 
NylonHexNuts 
1-ShiftLeverKnob 
(notactualsize) 1-1/4-20 
HexJamNut 
1-StarterCord 
(notactualsize) 
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Partspackedseparatelyincarton(notshownfullsize) 
1-CrankAssembly 
2-IgnitionKeys 
(Attachedtoengineinplastichag) 
1-SnowChuteAssembly 
mlIIII 
,_WARNING:Alwayswear 
safetyglassesoreyeshields 
wmleassemblingsnow 
thrower. 
TOOLSREQUIREDFOR 
ASSEMBLY 
1-Knifetocutcarton 
1-1/2inchwrenches 
(oradjustablewrenches) 
1-9/16inchwrenches 
(oradjustablewrenches) 
1-3/4inchwrenches 
(oradjustablewrenches) 
1-Pliers(tospreadcotterpin) 
1-Screwdriver 
1-Measudngtapeorruler 
Figure1showsthesnowthrowerinthe 
shippingposition. Figure2showsthesnowthrowercom- 
pletelyassembled. 
Referencestotherightorlefthandside 
ofthesnowthrowerarefromtheview- 
pointoftheoperatorspositionbehind 
theunit. 
AugerDriveLever 
DriveLever 
Shifter 
Lever ClutchCable 
CrankAssembly 
Chute 
Deflector 
F-001088,/ Height 
Adjust 
SkidFigure2 
TOREMOVESNOWTHROWER 
FROMCARTON 
1.Locateallpartspackedseparately 
andremovefromthecarton. 
NOTE:Placefuelstabilizerinasafe 
Figure1placeuntilneededforstorage. 
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2.Removeanddiscardthepacking 
materialfromaroundthesnow 
thrower. 
3.Cutdownallfourcornersofthecar- 
tonandlaythepanelsflat. 
4.Rollsnowthroweroffthecartonby 
pullingonthelowerhandle.CAU- 
TION:DONOTbackovercables. 
5.Removethepackingmaterialfrom 
handleassembly. 
6.Cuttiessecuringtheclutchcontrol 
cablestothelowerhandleandlay 
cablebackawayfromthemotor 
frame. 
TOASSEMBLETHEHANDLEAND 
CRANKASSEMBLY 
1.Cuttieholdingshiftrodtolower 
handleandmoveshiftertothefirst 
forwardgear. 
2.Loosen,butdonotremove,the 
screws,flatwashers,Iockwashers, 
andhexnutsintheupperholesof 
thelowerhandle.SeeFigure3. 
RightHandSide 
Ofl 
5/16Hex Loosen, 
butdonot 
remove 
11132 
Flatwasher 
5/16 
Screw 
5/16Split 
Loekwasher 
Figure3 
NOTE:Makesurethecablesarenot 
caughtbetweentheupperandlower 
handle. 
3.Raisetheupperhandleintooperat- 
ingposition.Upperhandleshould 
betotheoutsideofthelowerhan- 
dle. 
F-001088J NOTE:Ifthecableshavebecomedis- 
connectedformtheclutchlevers,rein- 
stallthecablesasshowninFigure4. 
NOTE:Positioncablethroughslotson 
shifterplate. 
ClutchLever 
ZFitting/ 
Control_...,./ 
Cable_(_/ 
Figure4 
4.Installhardwaresuppliedinthe 
partsbag(screw,flatwasher,lock- 
washer,andhexnut)intobottom 
holeonrighthandsideofhandles. 
DONOTtightenuntilallboltsarein 
p_ace. 
5.Locatecrankassemblyremoved 
earlierandremovethenylonlock- 
nutandflatwasherfromtheeye 
boltassembly.SeeFigure5. 
LeftHandSideOf 
UpperHandle 
8 EyeBolt 
. 3/8Nylon 
\/Locknut 
3/8 
Flatwasher 
3/8Flatwasher 
Figure5 
Reinstallfiatwasherandadaptor. 
Installeyeboltthroughlowerhole 
onthelefthandsideofthehandle.  
						

							  
7.Installthe3/8flatwasherandthe 
3/8nylonIocknutlooselyonthe 
eyebolt. 
8.Carefullyremovecotterpin,clevis 
pinanduniversaljointpinfrom 
yokeendofcrankrodassembly. 
SeeFigure6. 
9.Placeuniversaljointintoendof 
wormgearlininguplargeholes.In- 
sertuniversaljointpin(ensure 
openinginpinisinlinewith 
smallopeningsinuniversal 
joint). 
10.Placeyokeendofcrankrod 
arounduniversaljoint,liningup 
openings.Insertclevispinthrough 
assemblyandsecurewithcotter 
pin.Spreadendsofcotterpinto 
lockinplace. 
11.Tightenautoneyebolt.Makesure 
eyeboltisproperlyalignedandthe 
crankcanfreelyrotate. 
12.Tightenallhandlebolts. 
CotterPin 
//o,ev,sPin 
UniversalJoiCrankRod 
Univer a  
JointPin 
Figure6 
TOINSTALLSHIFTERKNOB 
1.Threadthe1/2-13hexjamnut 
foundinpartsbagontothethreaded 
endoftheshifterlever.See 
Figure7. 
2.Threadtheshifterleverknobonto 
thethreadedendoftheshifterle- 
veruntilitissnugagainstthehex 
jamnutandthelipispointedaway 
fromtheengine.Tightenthehex 
jamnutagainstthebottomofthe 
shifterleverknobtolockinposi- 
tion. Knob 
HexJam 
Speed 
Shifter 
Lever 
ure7 
NOTE:Ifthecableshavebecomedis- 
connected,reinstallspringsasshownin 
Figure8. 
AugerDrive 
TractionDriveSpring(Short) 
Spring(Long) 
igure8 
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SNOWCHUTEASSEMBLY 
1.Turncrankassemblycounterclock- 
wiseuntilitstop. 
2.Positionsnowchuteoninsideof 
snowchuteflangeandalignthe 
threeholesinthesnowchutewith 
holesonsnowchuteflange.(See 
Figure9) 
3.Placethree5/16-18carriagebolts 
frominsideofchuteasshownin 
Figure9.(hardwareisfoundin 
partsbag). 
4.Placethree5/16-18flatwashers 
andthree5/16-18nutsonoutside 
offlange. 
5.Tightenallfourcarriageboltsse- 
curely. 
NOTE:DONOTovertightencarriage 
bolts.,. 6.Turncrankassemblyclockwiseand 
makesureallcarriageboltsare 
tight. 
SnowChute 
\ 
Flatwasher 
Nut 
__Carriage 
__DoN_tlR:move 
FlangeHardware 
Figure9 
HOWTOSETTHESKIDHEIGHT 
Yoursnowthrowerisequippedwith 
heightadjustskidsontheoutsideofthe 
augerhousing.Toadjusttheskid heightfordifferentconditions,seeTo 
AdjustSkidHeightparagraphinthe 
ServiceAndAdjustmentsection. 
HOWTOSETTHELENGTHOFTHECABLES 
Thecableswereadjustedatthefactory 
andnoadjustmentsshouldbeneces- 
sary.However,afterthehandlesareput 
intheoperatingposition,thecablescan betootightortooloose.Ifanadjust- 
mentisnecessary,seeHowToCheck 
AndAdjustTheCablesintheService 
AndAdjustmentsection. 
v-CHECKLIST 
Beforeyouoperateyournewsnow 
thrower,toensurethatyoureceivethe 
bestperformanceandsatisfactionfrom 
thisqualityproduct,pleasereviewthe 
followingchecklist: 
_Allassemblyinstructionshavebeen 
completed. 
_Thedischargechuterotatesfreely. 
_Noremainingloosepartsincarton. Whileleaminghowtouseyoursnow 
thrower,payextraattentiontothefol- 
lowingimportantitems: 
_Engineoilisatproperlevel. 
_Makesuregastankisfilledproperly 
withclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline. 
PBecomefamiliarwithallcontrols- 
theirlocationandfunction.Operate 
controlsbeforestartingengine. 
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