Craftsman 900.370260 Instruction Manual page 19

ASSEMBLY
UNPACKING ANDASSEMBLY
• Your mower carton contains the mower and 1 plastic bag.
The bag contains 1 curved head bolt, the two plastic knobs,
3 star washers and the cord strap required for assembly.
These parts are shown in Figure 1.
Note: Only 2 star washers are required; the third is a spare,
1 CURVEDHEAD 2 PLASTIC KNOBS
BOLT O
2 STAR I__CORD S
WASHERS O TRAP
FIGURE 1
Carefully roll the mower out of the carton and place it on the
floor or ground.
Insert the ends of the lower handle half through the rubber
flaps at the sides of the mower shroud, as shown in Figure 2.
Under the rubber flaps are steel pins. You may have to
manually open the flaps in order to see the pins. Push the
handle half firmly against the pins until you feel it snap into
place.
FIGURE 2
Fasten the upper and lower handle halves together using the
eye bolt (already installed on the power cord) and the
curvedhead bolt. Install one of the star washers and one of the
plastic knobs onto the threaded end of the eye bolt such that
the eye portion of the bolt is on the outside of the handle, as
shown in Figure 2. Tighten the knob firmly.
Install the curvedhead bolt from the outside of the handle on
the other side, as shown in Figure 2. Install the remaining star
washer and plastic knob on the threaded end of this bolt.
Examine the mower to ensure that both plastic knobs and star
washers are on the inside of the handle and the eye bolt is on
theoutside (on the same side of the mower as the switch) and
the head of the curvedhead bolt is on the outside of the handle.
Compare closely with Figure 2.
Use the plastic strap from the bag to hold the power cord
against the lower handle half. Just above the mower shroud
there is a small hole on the inside surface of the lower handle
half. Wrap the plastic strap around the power cord and insert
the post into the hole in the handle, as shown in Figure 3. Push
firmly and you will feel it snap into place.
NOTE: The use of this strap is very important to prevent the
power cord from being trapped between the handle and the
mower deck.
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PLASTIC POWER
STRAP CORD
FIGURE3
GRASSCATCHERASSEMBLY(OPTIONAL)
For a neat, finished appearance to your lawn, Sears offers a Grass
Catcher Assembly (Catalog No. 33089) at extra cost. (See Fig. 4.)
The bag captures grass clippings and other light debris for a great
looking lawn.
FIGURE4
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