Service And Adjustments - Craftsman 944.361065 Owner's Manual

WARNING: To avoid serious injury, before performing any service and adjustments:
1. Stop engine.
2. Make sure the rotating lines and all moving parts have completely stopped.
3. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come into
contact with plug.
TRIMMER
TO AD JUST TRIMMING HEIGHT
See "TO AD JUST TRIMMING HEIGHT" in
the Op er a tion sec tion of this manual.
TO ADJUST HANDLE
The upper handle may be adjusted to dif-
ferent height positions.
1. Loosen handle knob only enough to
allow the upper handle to pivot to the
desired position.
2. Tighten handle knob securely.
NOTE: The handle knob and bolt may be
reversed for left handed operation.
Upper
handle
Handle knob
TO REMOVE/REPLACE TRIMMER HEAD
DRIVE BELT
1. Remove screw at front of chassis
cover.

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

Screw
Chassis
cover
12
2. Lift cover up and away from trimmer.
3. Remove the two (2) screws on sides of
trimmer securing the debris shield.
4. Turn trimmer on its side with car bu re tor
and fuel cap up.
5. Remove the two (2) screws on under-
side of trimmer securing the debris
shield.
6. Slide the debris shield rearward and
remove.
7. Remove belt from engine pulley on
crankshaft.
Engine
pulley
8. Remove belt from trimmer head pulley.
9. Note the position of the control cable
and idler return spring, then remove
idler assembly from chassis and re-
move belt and idler from trimmer.
10. Remove belt from idler assembly by
re mov ing bottom belt keeper and idler
pulleys.
11. Assemble new belt, idler pulleys and
bottom belt keeper to idler bracket.
Tighten pulley bolts securely.
NOTE: Be sure belt is inside top belt
keeper on idler assembly.
12. Position belt and idler assembly in
trimmer, reconnect idler spring and as-
semble idler to chassis.
13. Install belt around trimmer head pulley
and engine pulley.
14. Replace debris shield and tighten the
four (4) screws securely.
15. Replace chassis cover and tighten
screw securely.
Always use Craftsman replacement parts
to assure proper fi t and long life.
Debris shield screws