Craftsman 917.379040 Owner's Manual page 17

TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM CAUSE" CORRECTION
Lossofdrive 1. Drive wheels n otturning 1. Adjust o rreplace d rive
withdnvscontrol engaged, control cable.
2. Beltnotdriving 2, Putbelt o npulleys o r
replace b elts if broken.
Grass catcher 1. Cutting h eight toolow. 1. Raise cutting height,
notfilling(ifso 2. Liftonblade worn off. 2. Replace b lade.
equipped) 3. Catcher notvenling a ir. 3. Clean grass catcher.
Hard topush 1. Raise cutting height, 1. Grass istoohigh orwheel
height istoo
low.
2. Rear of lawn mower
housingor blade dragging
in grass.
3. Grass catchertoo full.
4. Handle height positionnot
right for you.
2. Raise rear of lawn mower
housing one (1) setting
higher.
3. Empty grass catcher.
4. Adjust handle height to
suit.
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