Craftsman 917.254550 Owner's Manual page 25

TROUBLESHOOTING
UNSATISFACTORY MOWER PERFORMANCE
UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF CLIPPINGS
Check air pressure in tires
Check front to rear and side to side mower adjust*
ment
Use a slower ground speed
Check engines RPM's {refer to Carburetor Adjustment)
Replace mower blades
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
MOWER BLADES WILL NOT ROTATE Adjust Mower Drive Belt
Replace Frozen Mandrel
Replace Frozen Idler Pulley
Replace Bent or Unbalanced Blades
EXCESSIVE MOWER VIBRATION
Replace Mandrel, Straighten Deck or replace
WIND ROWING STRIPPING OR DROPPING Let grass dry out
Clean underside of Mower Deck
OF GRASS CLIPPINGS Readjust Mower
UNEVEN CUT OR SCALPING Readjust Mower
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