Service And Adjustments - Craftsman 917.374350 Manual Del Propietário

WARNING: To avoid serious injury, before performing any service and adjustments:
1. Release control bar and stop engine.
2. Make sure the blade and all moving parts have completely stopped.
3. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in
contact with plug.
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
See "TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT" in
the Operation sec tion of this manual.
REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear defl ector, attached between the rear
wheels of your mower, is provided to minimize
the possibility that objects will be thrown out
of the rear of the mower into the operator
mowing position. If the defl ector becomes
dam aged, it should be replaced.
TO REMOVE DRIVE BELT
1. Remove screws securing rear baffl e.
2. Turn lawn mower on its side with air
fi lter and car bu re tor down.
3. Remove rear baffl e from mower.
4. Remove blade bolt, lockwasher, hard-
ened washer and blade.
5. Remove debris shield.
6. Remove gearcase belt keeper.
7. Remove drive belt.
Rear
baffl e
Gearcase
pulley
Blade
adapter
Debris
shield
Hardened washer
Blade
Lockwasher

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

Gearcase
belt keeper
Belt
retainer
Blade
bolt
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TO REPLACE DRIVE BELT
1. Place new drive belt on gearcase pul-
ley.
NOTE: Always use factory approved belt
to assure proper fi t and long life.
2. Reinstall gearcase belt keeper. Be
sure the new drive belt is inside the
tabs of the gearcase belt keeper.
3. Position the blade adapter on the en-
gine crank shaft. Be sure key in adapter
and crankshaft keyway are aligned;
and that the new drive belt is inside the
tabs of the belt retainer.
4. Place rear baffl e in mower housing.
5. Reinstall debris shield.
6. Reinstall blade.
7. Return mower to upright po si tion.
8. Reinstall rear baffl e screws.
TO ADJUST HANDLE
Your handle has three (3) height positions
- adjust to a height that suits you.
1. Remove knob and carriage bolt on one
side of the lower handle.
2. While holding handle assembly,
remove knob and car riage bolt from
opposite side, align hole in handle with
desired hole in handle bracket and
reassemble bolt and knob and tighten
securely.
3. Align opposite side of handle with
same positioning hole and secure with
bolt and knob.
Handle
bracket
Knob
Bolt