Craftsman 517372500 lawn mower

User Manual - Page 12

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CLEAI:4_t,!G
_T.We recommend that you clean ihe underside of
your mower afler each use
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CAUT!ON: DISCONNECT SPARK PLUG|
WIRE FROM SPARK PLUG AND PLACE
WIRE WHERE IT CANNOT COME IN
CONTACT WITH THE SPARK PLUG. .
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iNSPECTiNG CUTTER BLADE
® Cutter btade must be straight {see Figure 14).
Any _mpact severe enough to bend a blade has
also caused m_croscopic cracks in the blade.
Bent blades should be replaced because the
cracked portions could break off, becomi;_g
dangerous and capable of inflicbng serious
iniuries.
Fig. 15
_ The cutting ends of the blade should be in-
spected _or cracks developing at points marked
"A" s.nd i'B" in Figure t5. Tb, ese are developing
poin[s, either from ursharpened to sharpened
edges ot flora rounded to fiat areas of the bade.
Abraswe parhctes cause cracks by weanng the
steel during wowing. At the first sign of a crack,
the cutter blade should be replaced
CioIANG_NGBLADE
_:,Set [he mower on a driveway or concrete floor,
disconnect spark plug wire and _[p it over on its
left side so crank case oil will not draJr into the
carburetor and air filter,
e Put on gloves for protection against the blade
edges.
e As shows in Figure 16, use a piec,s of 2" x 4"
lumber about 14" long (rough metric equivalent:
4 _: 9 _. 3_ on} _s a stop. insert the step between
the cutler blade and the floor.
': L_se a wrench to remove the mounting bolt, lock-
washer and c_tter blade
® ins,'811 sharp curlier bade as shown in Figures i6
and 7. ,3e surebiade is correctlymeunted on the
adaptor inst_ the iockwasher aRd bo!t a.nd
make the bolt fnger tight
® Reinsert lhe 2 _:4stop between Use floor and the
cutter blade, but this time at the front ol the deck,
Tighten !he bolt with a wrench (to 35A0 ft. IbS. or
47.5--542 Nrn)
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