Craftsman 917.377190 Owner's Manual page 18

TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION
Excessive
vibration
Starter rope hard
topull
Loss of drive
Grass catcher
notfilling(ifso
equipped)
Hard to push
1. Wom, bent or loose blade.
2. Bent engine crankshaft.
1. Engine flywheel brake is on
when controlbar is released.
2. Bent engine crankshaft.
3. Blade adapter broken.
4. Blade dragging in grass.
1. Drive wheels not turning
with drive control engaged.
2. Belt not driving
1. Cuttingheighttee low.
2. Lifton blade wom oft.
3. Catcher not ventingair.
1. Grass is tee highor wheel
heightistee low.
2. Rear of lawn mower
housing or blade dragging
in grass.
3. Grass catchertee full.
4. Handle height positionnot
rightfor you.
1. Replace blade. 13ghten
blade bolt.
2. Contact an authorized
service center,
1. Depress controlbar to
upper handle before
pullingstarterrope.
2. Contactan authorized
servicecenter.
3. Replace blade adapter.
4. Move lawn mowerto cut
grassor to hard surface.
1. Adjust or replace drive control
cable.
2. Put belt on pulleys or
replace belts if broken.
1. Raise cuttingheight.
2. Replace blade.
3. Clean grass catcher.
1. Raise cuttingheight.
2. Raise rear of lawn mower
housingone (1) setting
higher.
3. Emptygrasscatcher.
4. Adjusthandleheight to
suit.
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