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Craftsman 917.386121 Owner's Manual page 14

Sears lawn mower user manual

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
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Release control bar.
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Make sure the blade and all moving
parts have completely
stopped,
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Disconnect
spark plug wire from spark plug and place:where
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LAWN
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TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
See "TO ADJUST
CUTTtNG
HEIGHT" in the OperatiOn
secflbn of this manual,,
REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear deflector,
attached beiween the rear wheels of
your lawn mower, is provided to minimize
the possibility
that objects wiii be thrown out the rear of the lawn mower
into the 0perator's mowing p0sition:
tf the rear deflector
becomes damaged,
it should be re-
ptacedo
TO ADJUST HANDLE (See Figs. 12 Thru 14)'
Your town mower handle can be raised or towered for your
mow!ng'comfort.
Four (4) positions are available',
high,
medium high, mediuro'!ow
and low. H_,ndles are shipped
mounted In the medium low position°
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To change from medium tow to mediom high postliei!,
the upper and lower handle sections will ha;_e to be
turned over (Sea Fig, 12B),
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Remove the cable clips,
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Remove the controls
and ope[ato_' presence control
bar from the upper handle
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Remove th_ starter rope guide lrol_1the lower handle.
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Remove hairpin coffers.
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Disconnect
the lower hand e from the handle brackets
(See Fig, 14)
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Turn the handle
over and reassemble
the hairpin
cotters that have been removed.
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Reassemble the starter rope guide i
Reassemble
thecon|rois
and the operator presence
control bar to the upper handteo
CAUTION i The operai0ri}_esen_ec0n-
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trol bar mbst plvot freelyto permtt blede
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brake engagement
when control bar, Is
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released,
Do not over tighten
the fas;_
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tenors hold{ng the contro!s to the up-
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To change fl:om medium low to h!gh posittcn only the
u?per handle section will have to be turned o,ver (See
Fig. 13A),
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To change from medium low lo,l_w position, 0nty the
lower handle section will have to,be turned over
(See
Fig. 13B}.
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ENGINE
CARBURETOR
Your carburetor has a non-adjustable
fixed main Jet for
mixture central
t1your engine does not operate prop6rty
due to suspected
carburetor
problems, take your lawn
mower to an authorized service center for repair Or adjust-
ment
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HAIRPIN CL!P
FIG, t4
HANDLE
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BRACKET
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ENGINE SPEED
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Your engine speed has been factory set,, Do not attempt
to increase engine speed or it may resu l in personal Injury,,
li you believe that the englhe !s running too fasi o _too stow,
take your fawn mower to an authorized
service center for
repair and adjustment.

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