Grass Catcher; Drive Wheels; Engine Lubrication - Craftsman 917.377160 Owner's Manual

• The blade can be sharpened with a file
or on a grinding wheel. Do not attempt
to sharpen while on the mower.
• To check blade balance, drive a nail
into a beam or wall. Leave about one
inch of the straight nail exposed. Place
center hole of blade over the head of
the nail. If blade is balanced, it should
remain in a horizontal position. If either
end of the blade moves downward,
sharpen the heavy end until the blade
is balanced. Crank-
Blade shaft
adapter _ keyway
Blade
bolt
• If you remove the drive pinions, wipe
clean with dry cloth. Reassemble dry.
Do not lubricate. Do not use oil or
grease.
• The pinion gear, on both sides of the
mower, are the same, however, they
must be installed correctly. If installed
incorrectly, the drive system will not
work.
• There are arrows embossed on both
sides of the pinion gear. With the arrow
at the top of the pinion, the arrow must
point towards front of mower. If the
arrow points to the rear, turn the pinion
around and assemble to mower.
• Place wheels back on adjuster axles.
• Replace Iocknuts and hubcaps.
Correct Incorrect
Lock
washer
washer
Trailing Blade
edge adapter
3rank-
shaft
Pinion
E-ring
Wave
Washer
GRASS CATCHER
• The grass catcher may be hosed with
water, but must be dry when used.
• Check your grass catcher often for
damage or deterioration. Through
normal use it will wear. If catcher needs
replacing, replace only with a manufac-
turer approved replacement catcher.
Give the lawn mower model number
when ordering.
DRIVE WHEELS
Check rear drive wheels each time you
mow to be sure they move freely. The
wheels not turning freely means trash,
grass cuttings, etc., may be inside the
drive wheel and dust cover area and must
be cleaned out to free drive wheels.
If necessary to clean the drive wheels,
check both rear wheels:
• Remove hubcaps and Iocknuts.
• Remove wheels from wheel adjuster
axles.
• Remove any trash or grass cuttings
from inside the dust cover, pinion and/
or drive wheel gear teeth.
/-- Dustcover
Washer
"Hubcap
ENGINE
LUBRICATION
Use only high quality detergent oil rated with
API service cless_on SF, SG orSH.
Select the oil's SAE viscosity grade according
to your expected operating temperature.
"30* -20* -I0" 6" 10" 20" 30"
TEMPERATURE RANGE ANTICIPATED BEFORE NEXT OiL CHANGE
NOTE: Although mu_-vlscosity oils (5W30,
10W30 etc.) improve starting in cold weather,
these multi-viscosityoils will result in
increased oil consumption when used above
32°F. Check your engine oil level more
frequently to avoid possible engine damage
from running low on oil.
Change the oil after every 25 hours of
operation or at least once a year ifthe lawn
mower is not used for 25 hours in one year.
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