Service And Adjustments; Rear Deflector; To Remove/Replace Drive Belt; To Adjust Handle - Craftsman 917.377292 Owner's Manual

CAUTION: Beforeperformingany
service or adjustments:
o Releasecontrol bar°
o Make sure the blade and all moving
parts have completelystopped.
o Disconnect spark plug wire from
spark 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 ou_ 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
rolling belt off it.
o Turn lawn mower on its side with
carburetor and fuel cap up.
o Remove blade.
o 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 mowing comfort. Four
(4) positions are available: high, medium
high, medium low and low. 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.
o Remove the cable clips.
o Remove the controls and operator
presence control bar from the upper
handle.
° Remove hairpin cotters.
= Disconnect the lower handle from the
handle bracket&
o Turn the handle over and reassemble
the hairpin cotters that have been
removed.
o Route cable(s) below crossbar of lower
handle and 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.
o To change from medium low to low
position, only the lower handle section
will have to be turned over.
Medium Low
Shipping Position
Low
High
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Lower Handle
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Hairpin Clip