Craftsman 917.371721 Owner's Manual page 16

TO REMOVE DRIVE BELT
1. Remove drive cover and belt keeper.
2. Remove belt from gearcase pulley.
3. Turn lawn mower on its side with air
filter and carburetor down.
4. Remove blade, engine pulley and
debris shield.
5. Remove engine pulley and belt from
debris shield.
Belt
Drive
cover
Gearcase
pulley
Belt
TO ADJUST HANDLE
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.
1. Remove upper handle and wire tie(s)
securing cable(s) to lower handle.
2. Remove hairpin cotters from lower
handle bracket mounting pin.
3. Squeeze lower handle in to remove it
from mounting pins.
SQUEEZE
TO ADJUST
""'" Lower handle-""""
Handle
I bracket
Mount,ng
Hairpin cotter L
4. Turn lower handle over to raise or
lower handle.
TO REPLACE DRIVE BELT
1. Place new drive belt in engine pulley
and belt retainer of debris shield.
2. Route the other end of the new drive
belt through hole in housing.
3. Reinstall debris shield.
4. Return mower to upright position.
5. Install new belt on gearcase pulley.
6. Reinstall belt keeper and drive cover.
NOTE: Always use factory approved belt
to assure proper fit and long life.
7. Turn lawn mower on its side with air
filter and carburetor down.
8. Reinstall blade.
Engine pulley
Drive belt
Belt
retainer
Debris shield
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Lower \i
handle_ ROTATE
5. Squeeze lower handle in and position
holes onto mounting pins on handle
bracket.
6. Reassemble upper handle and all
parts removed from lower handle.
Mowing
_osition r"q
Hairpir
Mountinc
pin
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LOW POSITION
Mowing
position r "<_
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Handle
bracket
HIGH POSITION