Craftsman 917.387258 owner manual Chart Problem Cause

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TROUBLESHOOTING

 

CHART

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEM

CAUSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORRECTION

 

 

 

Excessive

1. Worn,

 

bent

or loose

blade.

1.

Replace

blade.

Tighten

vibration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blade

bolt.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Bent

engine

crankshaft.

2.

Contact

an authorized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service

 

center,

 

 

Starter

rope hard

1.

Engine

 

flywheel

brake

is on

1.

Depress

control

bar

to

to pull

 

 

when

control

 

bar

is

released.

 

upper

handle

before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pulling

 

starter

rope.

 

 

 

2.

Bent

engine

crankshaft.

 

2.

Contact

an authorized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service

 

center.

 

 

 

 

3.

Blade

adapter

 

broken.

 

3.

Replace

blade

adapter.

 

 

4.

Blade

dragging

in grass.

4.

Move lawn mower to cut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

grass or to hard surface.

Grass

catcher

1.

Cutting

 

height

too

low.

 

1.

Raise

cutting

height.

 

not filling (if so

2.

Lift on blade

worn

off.

 

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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917.387258 specifications

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