Handle Height - Sears Craftsman 247.372650 Owner's Manual

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT
CUTTINGHEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Refer to "ADJUST CU'FI'ING HEIGHT" in operation
section of manual
HANDLEHEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position, To lower the handle height, proceed
as follows.
e Remove the starter rope from the rope guide,
e Remove the upper handle by removing the hand
knobs and carriage bolts. Lay the upper handle out
of the way, being careful not to bend or kink the
cable_
e Remove the hairpin clips from the weld pins on the
handle brackets Press outward on the sides of the
lower handle, and remove it from the mower_
e Turn the lower handle around so the flat on the bot-
tom is facing upward as shown in figure 13.
Reassemble, placing the bottom holes in the han-
dle over the weld pins in the handle mounting
bracket.
e Reassemble the upper handle.
e Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes in the
weld pins and attach the starter rope as instructed
in the Assembly Section.
moves forward with the drive clutch control released
(engine running), turn the adjustment wheel, located
on the left side of the mower at the upper end of the
drive clutch cable, toward the left to loosen the cable,
See figure 14. Recheck the adjustment as instructed
above,
Periodic adjustment may also be necessary due to
normal stretch and wear on the bell Adjustment may
be needed if the wheels seem to hesitate, but the
engine maintains the same speed To tighten the
cable, move the adjustment wheel toward the right
Recheck the adjustment. If additional adjustment is
required, loosen the drive cable as far as possible,
unhook the drive cable from the lower adjustment
hole in the control handle, and hook it in the upper
adjustment hole. Then readjust as instructed above
Always be certain to recheck the adjustment
Adjustment
Tighten
Loosen
Lower-_'_
Handle "_1_,
_Flat
FIGURE 13.
DRIVECLUTCH ADJUSTMENT
The correct drive clutch adjustment varies with the
speed of the mower, The drive clutch adjustment may
be checked as follows. Without starting the engine,
engage the drive clutch control (squeeze control lever
against the handle) and pull the mower backward
The wheels should lock Then release the drive clutch
control and pull the mower backward_ It should move
freely (or with only a small amount of resistance).
If the wheels lock up when pulted backward with the
drive clutch control released (engine off), or if mower
Drive Ck ustment
Cable Wheel
FIGURE 14.
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FIVESPEED SHIFTADJUSTMENT
Periodic adjustment may be required due to normal
wear. Adjustment is needed if the shift lever cannot
be moved to all five positions,
e Place the shift lever in high speed (5) position,
Refer to figure 7.
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Loosen the nut which is underneath the lever (on
the side of the bracket).
Move the bracket to make certain it is loose. Then
slide it towards the rear of the unit as far as it will
go, so that the pulley halves (beneath the deck) are
against each other. Make certain the belt does not
interfere.
e Tighten the nut underneath the lever to secure the
bracket in this position