Craftsman 917.377411 Owner's Manual page 17

TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION
Excessive
vibration
Starter rope hard
to pull
Loss of drive
Gross catcher
notfilling(ifso
equipped)
Hard to push
1. Worn, bent or loose blade.
2. Bent engine crankshaft.
1. Engine flywheel brake is on
when control bar is released.
2. Bent engine crankshaft.
3. Blade adapter broken.
4. Blade dragging in grass.
1. Drive wheels not tuming
with drive control engaged.
2. Belt not driving
1. Cutting height too low.
2. Lift on blade wom off.
3. Catcher not venting air.
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
rightfor you.
1. Replace blade. _ghten
blade belt.
2. Contact an authorized
service center.
1. Depress control bar to
upper handle before
pulling starter rope.
2. Contact an authorized'
service center.
3. Replace blade adapter.
4. Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface.
1. Adjust or replace drive control
cable.
2. Put belt on pulleys or
replace belts if broken.
1. Raise cutting height.
2. Replace blade.
3. Clean grass catcher.
1. Raise cuffing height.
2. Raise rear of lawn mower
housingone (1) setting
higher.
3. Empty grasscatcher.
4. Adjusthandleheightto
suit.
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