Service And Adjustments; Rear Deflector; To Remove/Replace Drive Belt; To Adjust Handle - Craftsman 917.377574 Owner's Manual

ACAUTION: Before performing any
service and adjustments:
• Release control bar and stop engine.
• Make sure the blade and all moving
parts have completely stopped.
• Disconnect spark plug wire from spark
plug and place where it cannot come
in contact with plug. "
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUST CuI"nNG HEIGHT
See 'q'O ADJUST CUTI'ING HEIGHT" in the
Operation section of this manual.
REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear deflector, attached between the rear
wheels of your lawn mower, is provided to
minimize the possibilitythat objects will be
thrown out the roar of the lawn mower into the
operator's mowing position, ff the rear
detlector becomes damaged, it should be
replaced.
TO REMOVE/REPLACE DRIVE BELT
• Remove drive cover. Remove belt by
pushing down on gear case pulley and roll
belt off.
• Turn lawn mower on its side with carburetor
and fuel cap up.
• Remove blade.
• Remove debris shield.
• Remove belt from engine pulley on
crankshaft.
• Install new belt by roversing above steps.
• Always use factory approved belt to assure
and f e.
Drive l_hk
cover V
Belt _.__7--[_=_
Push
down f
TO ADJUST HANDLE
Your lawn mower handle can be raised or
lowered for your mowing comfort. Four
(4) positions are available: high, medium
high, medium low and low. Handles are
shipped mounted in the medium low
position.
• To change from medium low to medium
high position, the upper and lower
handle sections will have to be turned
over.
• Remove the cable clips.
• Remove the controls and operator
presence control bar from the upper
handle.
• Remove hairpin cotters.
• Disconnect the lower handle from the
handle brackets.
• Turn the handle over and reassemble
the hairpin cotters that have been
removed.
• Route cable(s) below crossbar of lower
handle and reassemble the controls and
the operator presence control bar to the
upper handle.
&CAUTION: The operator presence
control bar must pivot freely to permit
blade brake engagement when control bar
is released. Do not over tighten the
fasteners holding the controls to the upper
handle.
• To change from medium low to high
position only the upper handle section will
have to be turned over.
• To change from medium low to low pesition,
only the lower hanale section will have to be
turned over.
Shipping position
Medium low
High
Medium high
Low
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_, Lower handle
Squeeze to _'__
bracket