Craftsman 358.79828 Operator's Manual page 6

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ASSEMBLY
WARNING:
IF THIS UNIT IS RECEIVED
BLED, REVIEW ALL STEPS IN THIS
SECTION TO BE SURE ASSEMBLY
CORRECT AND
FORTHE OPERATOR.
HOW TO ASSEMBLE YOUR
BRUSHWACKER
DANGER:
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Screw_ Retention
Mounting'//// Clip
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Figure 2
SPARK ARRESTOR SCREEN ASSEMBLY
(See Fig. 3 )
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• thumbscrew securing the mounting brackets to the Outer • •.Loosen 4 screws rmm c_lnaer cover wJtnnex Key. He-.
•
housing, move cylinder cover.
Refer to Figure 15 for proper handlebar Position.
• Place the hand/ebarbetween the upperand lower brack-
eL The mounting bracket shouldbe between the arrows
on the handlebar. Secure with thumb screw.
• We recommend you adjust the angle of the handlebarfor
best comfort and balance after the unit is assembled.
Figure1
THROTTLE HANDLE ASSEMBLY
(See Fig. 2 )
• Remove the retention screw from the thrott/e hand/e.
• Slide the thrott/e hand/e onto the rightside of the handle-
bar and align with the screw hole in the handlebar. The
throttle trigger should be facing away from the engine.
• Insert retention screw and tighten with hex key.
• Secure loose cable to handlebar adjacent to mounting
brackets with dip.
IMPORTANT: TWO(2) sCREWS HOLD ALL OF THE
MUFFLER PARTS TOGETHER.
• Loosen 2 screws from muffler screen cover with hex key.
Remove the muffler as an assembly to become familiar
with it's disassembly/reassembly sequence.
• Hold muffler with the screws up.
• Removethe fo!lowing: muffler gasket, mufflerbody, rein-
forcement plate; baffle plate, and distance pipes.
• Turn over the muffler cover with the screws down.
• Remove 2 screws and raise muffler screen cover.
• Positionspark arrestor screen between the muffler cover
and the muffler screen cover. Align holes and reinsert 2
8cl_ev_s_
"' * Turn over muffler cover with screws up.
• Reinstall in the following Order:. distance pipes, baffle
plate and reinforcement plate. Seat muffler body over
muffler cover and snap them together. Reinstall muffler
gasket.
• Insert 2 screws in cylinder and tighten securely
(60-80 Ib-in).
• Replacethe cylindercover making sure the mufflerguard
interlockswith the crank case assembly. Insert 4 screws,
• and tighten securely.
Cylinder Cover/Muffler G uard
_X".'_ _\;. Cylinder
Muffler
Crank B_
Case
Reinforcement Spark
Plate Arrestor
Screen
Distance /
Muffler Muffler
Cover Screen
Plate Cover
Figure 3
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