Craftsman 917.254940 Owner's Manual page 27

NO LIGHTS
WON'T CHARGE
ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT DOWN
WHEN OPERATOR LEAVES SEAT
WiTH ATTACHMENT CLUTCH ENGAGED
UNSATISFACTORY MOWER PERFORMANCE
UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF CLIPPINGS
MOWER BLADES WILL NOT ROTATE
EXCESSIVE MOWER VIBRATION
WINDROWING STRIPPING OR
DROPPING OF GRASS CLIPPINGS
UNEVEN CUT OR SCALPING
TROUBLE
SHOOTING
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=" Check Fuse, Switch and Wire Connections.. Replace Headlight Bulbs
=r Replace Switch
,=" Check Fuse for fault and reptace
,=r Repiace Battery
,=r Repiace Regulator
Replace Alternator
e.. NOTE: This tractor is equipped with an operator presence sensing
system. Any attempt by the operator to leave the seat with the engine
running andthe attachment clutch engaged will shut down the engine..
,=" Check all Wire connections
,=" Check Seat Switch
r Check Operator Presence Relay
Place Throttle Control in "FAST" position
=" Check air pressure in Tires
,=," Check front-to-rear and side-to-side Mower adjustment
=_ Use a slower ground speed
Replace Mower Blades
Reinstall Mower Blades with Sharp Edge down
,r Replace with proper Mower Brades
,=- Readjust Mower Drive Belt
w. Clean underside of Mower Deck
f Correct Clutch mechanism interference
,=" Insta_lnew Mower Drive Belt
,_' Adjust Mower Drive Belt
Replace frozen Mandrel
=r Replace frozen idler Pulley
Reptace bent or unbalanced Blades
r Reptace Mandrel.. Replace Deck
w_ Set Throttle for maximum engine speed
,8- Let grass dry out
I" Cfean underside of Mower Deck
Readjust Mower front-to-rear and side-to-side
,=" Replace Blades
Readjust Mower front-to-rear and side-to-side
,w_ Replace Blades
w. Replace bent Mandrel(s)
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