Craftsman 88776 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
CLEANING DECK
Cleanundersideofthemowerdeckonceaseasonto preventbuild-up
ofgrassclippingsor otherdebris.Followstepsbelowforthisjob.
1. Disconnectsparkplugwire.Draingasolinefromlawn moweror
placea pieceofplasticunderthegascap.
2. Tipmowersothat it restson thehousing,keepingthemufflerside
down.Referto Figure14.Holdmowerfirmly.
Nevertip themowermorethan900inanydirectionanddo notleave
the mowertippedforanylengthoftime.Oilcandrainintotheupper
partoftheenginecausinga startingproblem.
3. Scrapeandcleantheundersideof thedeckwitha suitabletool.
Donotspraywithwater.
IMPORTANT:Donotusea pressurewasheror gardenhosetoclean
yourunit.Thesemaycausedamageto bearings,ortheengine.The
useof waterwillresultin shortenedlifeandreduceserviceability.
4. Putthemowerbackon itswheelsontheground.Ifyouhadput
plasticunderthegascapearlier,makesuretoremoveitnow.
REPLACING REAR FLAP
Toreplacerearflap,proceedasfollows:
1. Toremoverearflap,lift reardoor,removescrew,andpressflap in
oneithersideto removefromhole.SeeFigure16.
2. Removescrewandflapfromoppositeholeandreplacewithnew
flapintheoppositeorderand mannerofremoval.
ADJUSTING SHIFT LEVER CABLE
Periodicadjustmentofthe sixspeedshift cablemaybenecessarydue
tonormalwearonthecable.Adjustmentisneededifall six speedsdo
notwork.Theadjustablecablebracketislocatedontheleft sideofthe
mowerbesidetheengine.SeeFigure17.
1. Startengineandplaceshiftleverinthe sixthspeedposition.
2. Stopengineand disconnectsparkplugwireandgrounditagainst
engine.
3. Loosenhexnutwhichsecurestheadjustablecablebracket.See
Figure17.
4. Pushbackontheadjustablecablebracket.
5. Tightenhexnut.
Figure16
Figure17
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