TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
PROBLEM
CAUSE
CORRECTION
Excessive
1. Worn, bent or loose blade.
1.
Replace
blade. "13ghten
vibration
blade
bolt.
2.
Bent engine
crankshaft.
2.
Contact
a Sears
or other
qualified
service
center.
Starter rope
hard to pull
1.
Engine
flywheel
brake
is on when control
bar
is released.
2.
Bent engine
crankshaft.
3. Blade adapter broken.
4. Blade dragging in grass.
1. Depress control bar to
upper handle before
pulling starer rope.
2. Contact a Sears or other
qualified service center.
3. Replace blade adapter.
4. Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface.
Grass
catcher
1. Cutting
height
too low.
1. Raise
cutting height.
notfilling
2.
Lift on blade worn off.
2.
Replace
blade.
(If so equipped)
3.
Catcher
not venting air.
3.
Clean
grass catcher.
Hard to push
1.
Raise cutting height.
1. Grass is too high or wheel
height
is too low.
2.
Rear of lawn mower
housing
or cutting
blade
dragging
in grass.
3.
Grass catcher
too full.
4.
Handle
height
position
not
right for you.
1.
Belt wear.
2.
Belt off of pulley.
3.
Drive cable
worn or broken.
4.
Dirt in drive pinions.
Loss of drive
2.
Raise rear of lawn mower
housing
one (1)setting
higher.
3.
Empty
grass catcher.
4.
Adjust
handle
height to suit.
1. Check/replace
drive belt.
2.
Check/reinstall
drive
belt.
3.
Replace
drive cable.
4.
Clean
drive
pinions.
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