Assembly / Pre-Operation - Craftsman 917.4791B Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY / PRE-OPERATION

Read these instructions and this manual in
its entirety before you attempt to assemble
or operate your new lawn mower.
IMPORTANT: This lawn mower is shipped
WITHOUT OIL OR GASOLINE in the engine.
Your new lawn mower has been as-
sem bled at the factory with the excep-
tion of those parts left unassembled for
shipping pur pos es. To ensure safe and
proper op er a tion of your lawn mower, all
parts and hard ware you assemble must be
tight ened securely. Use the correct tools
as nec es sary to ensure proper tightness.
All parts such as nuts, wash ers, bolts, etc.,
nec es sary to complete the as sem bly have
been placed in the parts bag.
TO REMOVE LAWN MOWER FROM
CARTON
1. Remove loose parts included with
mower.
2. Cut down two end corners of carton
and lay end panel down fl at.
3. Remove all packing materials except
padding be tween upper and lower
handle and padding holding operator
presence control bar to upper handle.
4. Roll lawn mower out of carton and
check carton thor ough ly for additional
loose parts.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR LAWN
MOW ER
TO UNFOLD HANDLE
IMPORTANT: Unfold handle carefully so
as not to pinch or damage con trol cables.
1. Raise handles until lower handle sec-
tion locks into place in mowing position.
2. Remove protective padding, raise up-
per handle sec tion into place on lower
handle and tighten both handle knobs.
3. Remove handle padding holding
operator pres ence control bar to upper
handle.
Your lawn mower handle can be adjusted
for your mowing comfort. Refer to "AD-
JUST HANDLE" in the Service and Adjust-
ments section of this manual.
Operator MOWING
presence POSITION
control bar
LIFT
UP
LIFT
UP
Lower handle
TO ASSEMBLE GRASS CATCH ER
1. Put grass catcher frame into grass bag
with rigid part of bag on the bottom.
Make sure the frame handle is outside
of the bag top.
2. Slip vinyl bindings over frame.
NOTE: If vinyl bindings are too stiff, hold
them in warm water for a few minutes. If
bag gets wet, let it dry before using.
Vinyl
bindings
TO INSTALL ATTACHMENTS
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to
be used as a mulcher. To convert to bag-
ging or discharging, see "TO CON VERT
MOWER" in the Operation section of this
manual.
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KOHLER 4-CYCLE ENGINE
OIL PAN/LUBRICATION
KEY PART
NO. NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION
Upper
handle 1 25 086 145-s 1
2 14 123 13-s 1
Handle
4 14 153 03-s 1
knob
3 14 153 05-s 1
5 14 199 07-s 1
6 14 041 13-s 1
7 25 086 159-s 1
8 14 032 07-s 1
9 25 086 293-s 6
AIR INTAKE / FILTRATION
KEY PART
NO. NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION
Frame
1 41 037 10-s 1
handle
2 14 094 13-s 1
3 14 123 05-s 1
4 14 096 51-s 1
5 25 086 145-s 1
6 14 083 01-s 1
7 14 096 110-s 1
8 14 100 08-s 2
Frame
9 14 083 11-s 1
opening
MODEL NUMBER XT149-3311-ED
BLOWER HOUSING & BAFFLES
KEY PART
NO. NO.
Screw, Hex Flange (M6) 1 14 100 08-s
Dipstick / Tube Assembly 2 14 096 99-s
(Includes Key Numbers 3 14 027 03-s
3 and 4) 4 14 332 13-s
O-Ring, Oil Fill Tube
O-Ring
Kit, Oil Pan IGNITION / ELECTRICAL
(Includes Key Numbers
6, 7 and 8) KEY PART
Gasket, Oil Pan NO. NO.
Screw, Hex Flange (M6)
Seal, Oil 1 14 112 07-s
Screw, Hex Flange (M6)
2 14 072 12-s
3 14 072 13-s
4 14 100 10-s
5 14 109 02-s
Nameplate, Service 6 14 157 01-s
Kit, Air Cleaner Base 7 14 025 02-s
(Includes Service
Nameplate and Air 8 14 219 07-s
Cleaner Base Gasket)
Hose, Breather
Cover, Air Cleaner Base
(Breather Gas)
Screw, Hex Flange (M6)
Element, Air Filter
Cover, Air Cleaner
Nut, Hex Flange (M6)
Element, Pre-Cleaner
9 14 314 01-s
10 14 584 05-s
11 25 086 145-s 1
12 14 132 06-s
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QTY. DESCRIPTION
3 Nut, Hex Flange (M6)
1 Cover, Engine
1 Housing, Blower
1 Insert, Engine Cover
QTY. DESCRIPTION
3 Spacer, Compression
Limiter
2 Stud, Blower Housing
(Fuel Tank)
1 Stud, Blower Housing
(Ignition)
1 Nut, Flywheel
(with Serrations)
1 Cup, Starter Drive
1 Fan, Flywheel (Plastic)
1 Flywheel Assembly,
Aluminum
1 Brake Assembly,
Carburetor Side
(Includes Brake Lever,
Brake Spring, Flange
Nuts, Brake Pad,
Ground To Kill Lead,
Screw, Kill Switch,
Brake Bracket, Brake
Lever Washer and
Brake Lever Rivet)
1 Guard
1 Module, Ignition
(Aluminum Flywheel)
Screw, Hex Flange (M6)
1 Plug, Spark