Craftsman 917.37459 owner manual Ervice and Adjustments, To Adjust Handle See Figs Thru

;ERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

TO ADJUST HANDLE (See Figs. 15 Thru 17)

Your lawn mower handle can be raised or lowered for your mowing comfort. Four (4) positions are available: high, medium high, medium low and tow. Handles are shipped mounted in the medium low position.

To change from medium low to medium high position, the upper and lower handle sections will have to be turned over (See Fig. 15B).

Remove the controls and operator presence control bar from the upper handle.

. Remove the starter rope guide from the lower handle. Remove hairpin cotters.

Disconnect the lower handle from the handle brackets (See Fig. 17).

,Turn the handle over and reassemble the hairpin cotters that have been removed.

Reassemble the starter rope guide.

Reassemble the controls and the operator presence control bar to the upper handle.

SHIPPING POSITION

MEDIUM LOW

FIG. 15A

MEDIUM HIGH

FIG. 15B

LOW

	CAUTION: The operator presence con-			HIGH
	trol 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.
				i
To change from medium low to high position only the
upper handle section will have to be turned over (See
Fig.	16A).
To change from medium low to low position, only the
lower handle section will have to be turned over (See
Fig,	16B).

FiG. 16A

SQUEEZE

TO REMOVE

HAIRPIN CLIP

FIG. 17

FIG. 16B

LOWER HANDLE

HANDLE

BRACKET

16