Rear Deflector; Drive Belt - Craftsman 917.377592 Owner's Manual

CAUTION: Beforeperforming any
serviceor adjustments.
o Release control b arandstopengine
o Makesurethe bladeandallmoving
partshavecompletely stopped.
o Disconnect sparkplugwirefromspark
plug and place where it cannot come
in contact with plug
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
See "TO ADJUST CUTTING 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 possibility that objects will be
thrown out the rear of the lawn mower into the
operator's mowing position. If the rear
deflector 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 itsside with carburetor
and fuel cap up.
• Remove blade,
- Remove debris shield.
,, Remove belt from engine pulley on
crankshaft,
= Install new belt by reversing above steps.
. Always use factory approved belt to assure
fit and long life.
Drive
cover
Belt
Push
down
TO ADJUST HANDLE
Your' lawn mower handle can be raised or
lowered for your mewing comfort, Four (4)
positions are available: high, medium high,
medium low and tow, Handles are shipped
mounted in the medium low position_
o To change from medium low to medium
high position, the upper and lower handle
sections will have to be turned over.
• Remove cable clips.
o Remove the controls and operator presence
centre{ bar from the upper handle,
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° Remove the starter rope guide 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.
. Reassemble the starter rope guide
. 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 position,
only the lower handle section will have to be
turned over,.
Shipping position
Medium low
high
Low
High
\
Squeeze to
remove
Lower handle
Hairpin clil Har_dle
bracket