Craftsman 917.377542 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
CAUTION:BEFOREPERFORMINGANY
SERVICEORADJUSTMENTS:
Release control bar.
Make sure the blade and all moving
parts have completely stopped,
Disconnect spark plug wire from spark
plug and place where it cannot come
in contact with plug.
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUST cu'n'ING HEIGHT
See "TO ADJUST cuTrlNG HEIGHT" in the
Operation sectionofthis manual.
REAR DEFLECTOR
The mar deflector,attached between the rear
wheels ofyour lawn mower, isprovidedto
minimizethe possibilitythat objectswillbe
thrown out the roarofthe lawn mower into the
operator'smowing position, ffthe roar
deflectorbecomes damaged, it,shouldbe
TO REMOVE/REPLACE DRIVE BELT
Remove drivecover. Remove belt by
pushing clownon gear case pulleyand roll
belt off.
Turn lawn mower on itsside with carburetor
and fuel cap up,
Remove blade.
Remove debrisshield.
Remove beltfrom engine pulleyon
crankshaft.
Installnew belt by reversingabove steps.
Always use factoryapproved belt to assure
fitand long life.
Remove the starterropegu'_e from the
upper handla.
Remove hairpincotters.
Disconnectthe lower handlefromthe
handle brackets.
Turn the handle over and reassemble the
hairpincotters that have been removed.
Reassemble the starterropeguide.
Reassemble the controlsand the operator
presence controlbar tothe upper handle.
CAUTION: The operator presence control
bar must pivot freely to permit blade brake
engagement when control bar is released.
Do not over tighten the fasteners holding
the controls to the upper handle.
TO change from medium lowto high
position onlythe upper handle sectionwill
have to be fumed over.
To change from medium lowto lowposition,
only the lower handle sectionwill have to be
turned over.
Shippingposition
Medium low
mhigh
Yourlawn mower handte_an_:"raised or
lowered for your mowing comfort. Four (4)
positionsam available: high,medium high,
medium low and low. Handles are shipped
mounted in the medium low position.
To change from medium lowto medium
high position,the upper and lower handle
sections willhave to be turned over.
Remove the cable dips.
Remove {hecontrolsand operatorpresence
control bar from the upper handle.
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Lower handle
\
Squeeze to
remove
Hairpinclil Handle
bracket