Craftsman 917.379380 El Manual Del Propietario página 18

TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM CAUSE
Excessive
vibration
Starter rope hard
to pull
Loss of drive
Grass catcher
not fitling (if so
equipped)
Hard to push
1, Worn, bent or loose btade_
2, Bent engine crankshaft°
,
3,
4,
Engine flywheel brake is on
when control bar is released,
Bent engine crankshaft,
Blade adapter broken,
Blade dragging in grass,
1, Drive wheels not turning
with ddve control engaged°
2. Bell not driving
t, Cutting height too low,
2 Lift on blade worn off,
3. Catcher not venting air.
1. Grass is too high or wheel
height is too low,
2, Rear of lawn mower
ltousing or blade dragging
in grass,
3_ Grass catcher too ful!,
4, Handle tleight position not
right for you,
CORRECTION
I_ Replace blade, lighten
blade bolt,
2. Contact an authorized
service center,,
to Depress control bar to
upper handle before
pulling starter rope,
2,, Contact an authorized
service cenler,
3, Replace blade adapter,
4, Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface,
1o Adjusl or replace drive control
cable.
2. Put belt on pulleys or
_eplace belts if broken,
1. Raise cutting heighL
2. Replace blade,
3, Clean grass catcher,
1. Raise cutting height,
2, Raise real" of lawn mower
housing one (t) setting
higher.
3, Empty grass catcher,
4. Adjust handle height to
suit,
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