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Service And Adjustments - Craftsman 917.379680 Owner's Manual

6.5 horsepower 22" rear discharge power propelled rotary lawn mower

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/LCAUTION: Before performingany
service and adjustments',
Release controlbar and stop engine.
Make sure the blade and all moving
parts have completelystopped.
Disconnectspark plug wire from spark
plug and place where it cannotcome
in contactwithplug.
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUSTCUTT1NG HEIGHT
See "TOADJUSTCUTTINGHEIGHT'inthe
Opera'Jon s ection of this manual.
REARDEFLECTOR
The reardeflector, attached between therear
wheelsofyourlawnmower,isprovided to
minimize thepossibility thatobjects willbe
thrown outtherearofthelawnmower intothe
operetofs mowing pos_on. Ifthe rear
deflector b ecomes damaged, i t should be
replaced,
TO REMOVE/REPLACE DRWEBElT
• Remove drivecover. Removebeltby
pushing downon gearcase pulleyand roll
beit off.
• Turnlawnmower on its s ide with c arbure-
tor andfuelcapup.
• Removeblade.
• Removedebrisshield.
• Removebeltfromengine pulley on
crankshaft.
• Installnewbeltby reversing abovesteps.
• Always ussfactory approved beltto assure
fitandlonglife.
o,',,e . _m k
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cover
TOADJUSTHANDLE
The handle can be mounted in a high or
low position.
The mounting holes in the
bottom of lower handle are off center for
raising or lowering the handle.
• Remove upper handle and all parts
attached to lower handle.
• Remove hairpin cotters from lower
handle bracket mounting pin.
* Squeeze _ower handle in to remove it
from mounting pins.
•Tum
lower handle over"to raise or Iowe
handle.
• Squeeze lower handle in and position
holes onto mounting pins on handle
bracket.
• Reassemble upper handle and all part
removed from lower handle.
Mowing
,.,
Mowing
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position
;(,_.
position
Low position
Highposition
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Lower
handle
Rotate
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