Craftsman 917.387430 Owner's Manual page 16

TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM CAUSE
Excessive
vibration
Starter rope hard
to pull
Grass catcher
not filling (if so
eq.ipped)
1. Wom, bent or loose blade.
2. Bent engine crankshaft.
,
Engine flywheel brake is on
when control bar is released.
2. Bent engine crankshaft.
3. Blade adapter broken.
4. Blade dragging in grass.
1. Cutting height too low.
2. Lift on blade wom off,
3. Catcher not venting air.
4. Low engine speed
CORRECTION
1. Replace blade. -tighten
blade bolt.
2. Contact an authorized
service center,
1. Depress controlbar to
upper handle before
pulling starter rope.
2, Contactan authorized
servicecenter.
3. Replace blade adapter.
4. Move lawn mowerto cut
grass or to hardsurface
1. Raise cutting height.
2. Replace blade.
3. Clean grass catcher.
4. Contact an authorized center/
department
Hard to push 1. Grass is too high or wheel
height is too low.
2. Rear of lawn mower
housing or blade dragging
in grass.
3. Grass catcher too full.
4. Handle height position not
fight for you.
,
2.
,
4.
Raise cutting height.
Raise rear of lawn mower
housing one (1) setting
higher.
Empty grass catcher.
Adjust handle height to
suit.
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