Craftsman 917.254274 Owner's Manual page 26

TROUBLESHOOTING
UNSATISFACTORY MOWER PERFORMANCE
UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF CLIPPINGS
MOWER BLADES WILL NOT ROTATE
Check air pressure in tires
Check trent to rear and side to side mower adjust.
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Use e slower ground speed
Check engines RPM's Irefer to Carburetor Adjustment)
Replace mower bladea
Reinstall mower blades with top of blade up
Replace with proper mower blades
Re-adjust mower drive belt
Install new Mower Drive Belt
Reinstall Mower Drive Belt
Adjust Mower Drive Bolt
Replace Frozen Mandrel
Replace Frozen Idler Pulley
EXCESSIVE MOWER VIBRATION Replace Bent or Unbalanced Blades
Replace Mozldrel, Straighten Deck or replace
WiND ROWING STRIPPING OR DROPPING Let grass dry out
OF GRASS CLIPPINGS Clean undersideof Mower Deck
Readjust Mower
UNEVEN CUT OR SCALPING Readjust Mower
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