Craftsman 917.377842 Manual Del Usuario página 16

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7.
Use a wood
block between
blade and
mower
housing
to prevent
blade from
turning
when
removing
blade bolt.
NOTE:
Protect
your hands with gloves
and/or
wrap blade with heavy cloth.
8.
Remove
blade bolt.
9.
Remove
blade,
attaching
hardware
(bolt, lock washer
and hardened
wash-
er), blade adapter
and debris
shield
as
one assembly.
10. Remove
drive belt from blade adapter
and debris
shield;
discard
old belt.
TO REPLACE
DRIVE
BELT
1.
Place
new drive belt in the belt retainer
of the debris
shield.
Be sure to route
belt between
belt keepers
and through
slot (See Figure
D).
Belt
Tab
Belt
kee
Drive
belt
Debris
Slot
shield
Figure
D
2.
Route the other
end of the new drive
belt through
hole in housing.
3.
Reattach
debris
shield to housing
with
screw previously
removed.
Be sure tab
of debris
shield
is in gap of housing.
4.
Position
blade on the blade adapter
aligning
the two (2) holes in the blade
with the raised
lugs on the adapter.
5.
Be sure the trailing
edge of blade (op-
posite sharp
edge) is up toward
the
engine
(See Figure
C).
6.
Install the blade bolt with the lock
washer
and hardened
washer
into
blade adapter
and crankshaft.
7.
Use block of wood between
blade and
lawn mower
housing
and tighten
the
blade bolt, turning
clockwise.
• The recommended
tightening
torque
is
35-40 ft. Ibs.
IMPORTANT:
Blade
bolt is heat treated.
If bolt needs
replacing,
replace
only with
approved
bolt shown
in the Repair
Parts
section
of this manual.
8.
Return
mower to upright
position.
9.
Install
new drive belt into idler arm
assembly,
then around
the drive pulley.
Be sure belt is inside of belt keepers
(See Figure
B).
NOTE:
Pulling on the drive
belt (to install
it on the drive pulley)
will cause the other
end of the belt to free itself from the debris
shield
retainer
and properly
seat itself in
groove
of pulley end of the blade adapter.
10. Reattach
drive cable spring
to the idler
arm assembly,
then reattach
drive
cable to anchor.
11. Reattach
drive cover with screws
previ-
ously
removed.
12. Connect
spark plug wire to spark
plug.
TO ADJUST
HANDLE
The handle
on your lawn mower
has
multiple
height
positions
- adjust to height
that suits you.
1.
Remove
knob and carriage
bolt on left
side of the lower handle.
2.
While
holding
handle
assembly,
re-
move knob and carriage
bolt from right
side.
Align hole in handle
with desired
hole in handle
bracket,
then reassem-
ble bolt and knob and tighten
securely.
3.
Align left side of handle
with same po-
sitioning
hole as right side and secure
with bolt and knob.
Knob
Bolt
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ENGINE
Maintenance,
repair,
or replacement
of the
emission
control devices and systems,
which
are being
done at the customers
expense,
may be performed
by any non-road
engine
repair establishment
or individual.
Warranty
repairs must be performed
by an authorized
engine
manufacturer's
service
outlet.
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