Craftsman 917386132 Official Rotary Lawn Mower

User Manual - Page 14

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SERVICE AND A#JUSTM[NTS
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
See "TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT" in the Operation
section of this manual
REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear deflector, attached between the rear wheels of
your lawn mower, is provided to minimize the possibility
that objects wilt be thrown out the rear of the lawn mower
into the operator's mowing position,,
If the rear deflector becomes damaged, it should be re-
placed.
TO ADJUST HANDLE (See Figs. 12 Thru 14)
Your lawn mower handle can be raised or lowered for your
mowing comfort. Four (4) positions are available: high,
medium high, medium tow and low Handles are shipped
mounted in the medium !ow position,
° To change from medium low to medium high position,
the upper and lower handle sections will have to be
turned over (See Fig. 12B).
= Remove the cable clips.
. Remove the controls and operator presence control
bar from the upper handle..
Remove the starter rope guide from the lower handie.
o Remove hairpin cotters.,
Disconnect the lower handle from the handle brackets
(See Fig 14).,
Turn the handle over and reassemble the hairpin
cotters that have been removed.
o Reassemble the starter rope guide
Reassemble the controls and the operator presence
control bar to the upper handle
CAUTION: The operator presence con-
trol bar must pivot freely to permit blade
brake engagement when control bar is
released° Do not over tighten the fas-
teners holding the controls to the up-
per handle.
,, , .... .,... ..... ,, ,,,,_
° To change from medium low to high position only the
upper handle section will have to be turned over (See
Fig, 13A),,
. To change from medium tow to tow position, only the
lower handle section will have to be turned over (See
Fig, 13B)
ENGINE
CARBURETOR
Your carburetor has a nomadjustabfe fixed main jet for
mixture control tf your engine does not operate properly
due to suspected carburetor problems, take your lawn
mower to an authorized service center for repair or adjust-
ment.
SHIPPING POSITION
MEDIUM LOW
MEDIUM HIGH
FIG. t2B
LOW
FIG. 13A FIG, 13B
LOWER HANDLE
SQUEEZE
TO REMOVE
,,.
HAIRPIN CLIP
FIG, 14
HANDLE
BRACKET
ENGINE SPEED
Your engine speed has been factory seL Do not attempt
to increase engine speed or it may result in personal injury.
Ifyou believe that the engine is running too fast or too stow,
take your lawn mower to an authorized service center for
repair and adjustment.
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