Craftsman 917.377544 owner manual Troubleshooting, Chart, Problem, Cause, Correction

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TROUBLESHOOTING

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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Craftsman 917.377544 owner manual Troubleshooting, Chart, Problem, Cause, Correction, Starter rope hard to pull