Craftsman 247.388240 owner manual Removing Unit From Carton, Loose Pads, Disconnecting Spark Plug

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Removing Unit From Carton

Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open carton.

Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e., owner'smanual, etc,).

Cut along dotted lines and lay carton down flat. Remove packing material. Roll unit out of carton. Check carton thoroughlyfor loose parts.

Note: Make sure not to crimp the cable while removing loose parts or the unit from the carton.

IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil In the engine. Be certainto service engine with gasoline and oil before operating your mower.

NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the mower and/or front or behind the mower is observed from the operating position.

Loose Pads

a.Owner'sManual

b.A Bottleof Engine Oil

c.Parts for Grass Bag: Frame, Bag

d.Discharge Chute

Tools Required

a.Pairof Pliers

b.Funnel

Disconnecting Spark Plug

Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it against the engine. See Figure 1.

Attach rubber bootto a bolt on the engine to ground as shown below.

Spark Plug

Wire

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Figure 1

Assembling Handle

Raise lower handle in direction A shown in Figure 2. it shouldsnap intoplace.

Note: Make sure to route the cable inside the lower handle. Also do not crimp the cable while liftingthe handle up

B

Upper Handle

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Figure 2

For shippingpurposes, the hairpin clipis placed in the outer hole of the weld pin on the lower handle.

Remove the hairpin clip from the outer hole of the weld pin. See Figure 3.

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Weld Pin

Figure 3

Using a pair of pliers, insertthe hairpin clipinto the inner hole in the weld pin. See Figure 3. Repeat on other side.

Raise the upper handle in the direction B shown in Figure 2. Tighten the wing nuts which are already on the handle.

Attach control cable to the lower handle with the cable tie already on the lower handle. Pull tight the cable tie and cut off extra. See Figure 4.

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Figure 4

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