Craftsman EZ3 917.377303 Owner's Manual page 17

ROUBLESHOOTING CHART
ROBLEM _AUSE
_oor cut -- uneven
_xcessive
ribration
_3tarter rope hard
:o pull
3rass catcher
-_otfilling (ff so
_uipped)
Hard to push
CORRECTION
• Wheel heights uneven.
- Low engine speed.
• Buildup of grass, leaves
and trash under mower.
, Worn, bent or loose blade.
, Bent engine crankshaft.
Worn, bent or loose blade, • Replace blade. Tighten
blade bolt.
® Set all wheels at same
height
, Set engine speed control
in fast position.
• Clean underside of
mower housing.
Engine flywheel brake is on
when control bar is released.
Bent engine crankshaft.
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o
Blade adapter broken.
Blade dragging in grass.
Cutting height too low.
- Lift on blade worn off.
• Catcher not venting air.
Low engine speed.
• Grass is too high or wheel
height is too low.
• Rear of lawn mower
housing or blade dragging
ingrass.
, Grass catcher too full.
, Handle height poskion not
right for you,
- Replace blade. Tighten
blade bolt.
• Contact an authorized
service center.
, Depress control bar to
upper handle before
pulling starter rope.
o Contact an authorized
service center.
* Replace blade adapter.
e Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface
to start engine,
• Raise cutting height.
o Replace blade.
- Clean grass catcher.
Set engine speed control
_osition.
Raise cutting height.
Raise rear of lawn mower
housing one (1) setting
higher.
Empty grass catcher.
Adjust handle height to
suit.