Craftsman 917.377544 owner manual Troubleshooting Chart Problem Cause Correction

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TROUBLESHOOTING	CHART
PROBLEM	CAUSE	CORRECTION

Excessive vibration

Starter rope hard to pull

1.Wom, bent or loose blade.

2.Bent engine crankshaft.

1.Engine flywheel brake is on when control bar is released.

2.Bent engine crankshaft.

3.Blade adapter broken.

4.Blade dragging in grass.

1.Replace blade. 13ghten blade belt.

2.Contact an authorized service center.

1.Depress control bar to upper handle before

pulling starter rope,

2.Contact an authorized se_ce center.

3.Replace blade adapter.

4.Move lawn mower to cut grass or to hard surface.

Loss of drive	1.	Drive		wheels		not turning		1.	Adjust or replace drive control
		with	drive control				engaged.		cable.
	2.	Belt	not		driving			2.	Put belt on pulleys or
									replace	belts	if broken.
Grass catcher	1.	Cutting			height too		low.	1.	Raise	cutting	height.
not filling (if so	2.	Lift on blade				wom	oft.	2.	Replace blade.
equipped)	3.	Catcher			not venting air.			3.	Clean	grass	catcher.
Hard to push	1.	Grass		is too		high	or wheel	1.	Raise	cutting	height.
		height		is too		low.
	2.	Rear		of lawn		mower		2.	Raise rear of lawn mower
		housing			or blade		dragging		housing one (1) setting
		in grass.							higher.
	3.	Grass		catcher too			full.	3.	Empty grass catcher.

4.Handle height position not 4. Adjust handle height to

right for you.

suit.

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