Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 917.377431 Craftsman
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Owner's Manual £RIIFTSMIIN + 6.5 HORSEPOWER 22" EZ MULCH POWER PROPELLED ROTARY LAWN MOWER Model No. 917.377431 • Safety • Assembly • Operation • Maintenance • Espa_ol • Repair Parts CAUTION: Read and follow all Safety Rules and Instructions before operating this equipment Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Warranty 2 Product Specifications 11 Safety Rules 2 Service and Adjustments 14 Assembly 4 Storage 15 Operation 6 Troubleshooting 17 Maintenance"S'chedule 10 Repair Parts 36 Maintenance- &quo.
• Dress properly. Do not operate mower when barefoot or weadng open sandals. Wear only solid shoes with good traction when mowing. • Chock fuel tank before starting engine. Do not fill gas tank indoors, when the engine is running or when the engine is hot.
These acceasones were available when this lawn mower was produced. They are not shipped with your mower. They are also available at most Sears retail outletsand service centers. Most Sears storescan also order repair parts for you, when you providethe model number of your lawn mower.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR LAWN MOWER TO UNFOLD HANDLE IMPORTANT: Unfold handle carefully so as not to pinch or damage control cables. • Raise handles until lower handle section locks into place in mowing position. • Remove protective padding, raise upper handle section into place on lower handle and tighten both handle knobs.
KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL.AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOUR LAWN MOWER. Compare the illustrations with your lawn mower to familiarize yourselfwith the location of various controls and adiustments. Save this manual for future reference.
The operation of any lawn mower can resultin foralgnobjectsthrown into the eyee, which can resultin severe eye damage, Always wear safety glasses or eye shields while operaling your lawn mower or performing any adjust- ments or repairs. We recommend a wide vision safety mask over spectacles or standard safety glasses.
BEFORE STAR'RNG ENGINE OIL Your lawn mower is shipped without og inthe engine. • Be sum mower is level and area around oil fill is clean. • Remove engine oil cap and tiff to the full fine on the dipstick. NOTE: Allow oil to settle down into engine for accurate dipstk_ reeding.
MULCHING MOWING TIPS IMPORTANT: For beat parformance, keep mower housing free of built-up grass and trash. See "Cleaning" in MAINTENANCE sectionof thismanual.
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS MODEL NUMBER 917.377431 SERIAL NUMBER DATE OF PURCHASE HORSEPOWER: 6.5 DISPLACEMENT: 11.5 CU. IN. GASOLINE CAPACITY/TYPE: 1.25 QUARTS UNLEADED REGULAR OILTYPE (API-SF/SG/SH): SAE 30 (ABOVE 32°F) SAE 5W-30 (BELOW 32°F) OIL CAPACITY: 20 OZS.
IMPORTANT: Blade bolt is grade 8 heat treated. TO SHARPEN BLADE NOTE: We do not recommend sharpening blade - but if you do, be sure the blade is balanced. Care should be taken to keep the blade balanced. An unbalanced blade will cause eventual damage to lawn mower or engine.
TO CHANGE ENGINE OIL NOTE: Before tipping lawn mower to drain oil, drain fuel tank by running engine until fuel tank is empty. • Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with spark plug. • Remove engine oil cap; lay aside on a clean surface.
CAUTION: Beforeperformingany serviceand adjustments: • Release control bar and stop engine. • Make sure the blade and all moving parts have completely stopped. • Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place where it cannot come in contact with plug.
• To change from medium low to high position only the upper handle section will have to be tumed over. • To change from medium low to low position, only the lower handle section will have to be turned over. remove Lower handle Handle bracket Hairpin cotter ENGINE ENGINE SPEED Your engine speed has been factory set.
ENGINE FUELSYSTEM IMPORTANT: It is important to prevent gum deposits from forming in essential fuel system parts such as carburetor, fuel filter, fuel hose, or tank during storage.
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION Does not start Loss of power Poor out- uneven 1. Dirtyair filter. 2. Out of fuel. 3. Stale fuel. 4. Water in fuel. 5. Spark plug wire is disconnected. 6. Bad spa_ plug. 7. Loose blade or broken black adapter.
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION Excessive vibration Starter rope hard topull 1. Replace blade. "Rghten blade bolt. 2. Contact an authorized service center. 1. Wom, bent or loose blade. 2. Bent engine crankshaft. 1. Engine flywheel brake is on when control bar is released.
ROTARY LAWN MOWER -- MODEL NO. 917.377431 BATrERY 3 4 2 5 KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 87297X479 Batten/Bracket 2 750909 Battery 3 111549X Battery Charger 4 86649 Batten/Pad 5 134861 Batten/Wrap 36.
I ROTARY LAWN MOWER -- MODEL NO. 917.377431 GEAR CASE ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER 702511 17 I| KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 17490416 Tapping Screw 1/4-20 x 1-1/4 2 137055X004 Engagement Bracket 3 137053 Shifter 4 57072 Seal 6 48373 Gear Case Halves Kit (Includes Key Nos.
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ROTARY LAWN MOWER- MODEL NO. 917.377431 KEY NO, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9' 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 41 42 PART NO 165451X479 144929 161808 36953 132001 8.
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ROTARY LAWN MOWER- MODEL NO. 917.377431 KEY PART NO. NO DESCRIPTION 1 145793 2 STD541425 4 158755 5 146323 6 146527 9 150495 12 751152 15 701037 18 88118 19 67725 21 88080 22 137054 23 12O00058 24 150340 26 145212 28 150182 29 166732 3O 143603 32 154990 36 132010 37 137052 39 75192 41 137090 42 70P.
CRAFTSMAN 4-CYCLE ENGINE MOOEL NUMBER 143.996504 119 125 l _74172 73 195 245 25O 42.
CRAFTSMAN 4-CYCLE ENGINE KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION MODEL NUMBER 143.996504 KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 37266 Cylinder (Incl, 2,20 & 150) 2 26727 Dowel Pin 6 33734 Breather Element 7 36557 Breather Ass'y. (Incl. 8 & 12A) 12 36775 BreatherTubs 12A 36558 Breather Cover & Tube (Incl.
CRAFTSMAN 4-CYCLE ENGINE MODEL NUMBER 143.996504 KEY PART NO. NO. ---- 640174 1 631615 2 631767 4 631184 5 631183 6 640070 7 650506 16 631807 17 651025 18 630766 20 640018 20A 64O053 25 631867 27 6310.
CRAFTSMAN 4-CYCLE ENGINE MODEL NUMBER 143.996504 12 11C 12 KEY NO. mD 1 2 3 4A 513 6 7 8 10A 11C 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PART NO. 357O9 34955 3495O 34954 34949A 34953 3345O 34944 34945 59O5OO 35714 34947 34946 34951 34952 34948 34953 59O608 DESCRIPTION Electric Starter (12 Volt) Retainer Ring Spring Retainer sp_ Gear Drive End Cap Ass!y.
CRAFTSMAN 4-CYCLE ENGINE MODEL NUMBER 143.996504 13 _5 KEY PART NO. NO. 590702 1 590599A 2 590600 3 590696 4 590601 5 590697 6 59O698 7 590699 8 590700 11 590703 12 590535 13 590701 DESCRIPTION Recoil Starter Spring Pin (Incl. 4) Washer Retainer Washer Brake Spring Starter Dog DogSpdng Pulley & Rewind Spdng Ass'y.
CRAFTSMAN 4.-CYCLE ENGINE MODEL NUMBER 143.996504 V--t4 II III m7 KEY NO. 3 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 PART NO. 590739 59074O 590616 590617 590618A 59O638 59O535 590701 59O76O DESCRIPTION RewindStartar Retaine.
For in-home major brand repair service: Call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 1-800-4-MY-Home sM (1-800-469-4663) Para pedir servicio de reparaci6n a domicilio 1-800-676-5811 In Canada for all your servi.
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