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Page 1: ...iggs Stratton Engine 21 Multi Cut Model No 917 388108 EspaSol p 18 CAUTION Read and follow all Safety Rules and Instructions before operating this equipment Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 Visit our Craftsman website www sears com craftsman USA ...

Page 2: ...used in the United States This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 IMPORTANT This cutting machine is capable of amputating hands and feet and throw ing objects Failure to observe the following safety instructions could result in serious injury or death _ Look for this symbol to poin...

Page 3: ...h anism or drive clutch on mowers so equipped before starting the engine If the equipment should start to vibrate abnormally stop the engine motor and check immediately for the cause Vibra tion is generally a warning of trouble Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating mower II SLOPE OPERATION Slopes are a major factor related to slip fall accidents which can re...

Page 4: ...ddeterioration whichcouldexposemovingpartsor allowobjectsto be thrown Frequently checkcomponentsand replacewith manufacturer srecommendedparts when necessary Mowerbladesare sharpand cancut Wrapthe blade s orwear gloves and useextra cautionwhenservicingthem Donot changethe enginegovernorset tingor overspeedthe engine Maintainor replacesafetyand instruc tion labels as necessary AWARNING This lawn mo...

Page 5: ...l that it takes for you to schedule service You can call anytime day or night or schedule a service ap pointment online Sears has over 12 000 professional repair specialists who have access to over 4 5 million quality parts and accessories That s the kind of professionalism you can count on to help prolong the life of your new purchase for years to come Purchase your Repair Protection Agreement to...

Page 6: ... to upper handle 4 Roll lawn mower out of carton and check carton thoroughly for additional loose parts HOW TO SET UP YOUR LAWN MOWER TO UNFOLD HANDLE IMPORTANT Unfold handle carefully so as not to pinch or damage control cables 1 Raise handles until lower handle sec tion locks into place in mowing position 2 Remove protective padding raise up per handle section into place on lower handle and tigh...

Page 7: ...er Gasoline filler ca_ Air filter Engine oil cap with dipstick plug Muffler Primer IMPORTANT This lawn mower is shipped WITHOUT OIL OR GASOLINE in the engine Wheel adjuster on each wheel MEETS CPSC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Sears rotary walk behind power lawn mowers conform to the safety standards of the American National Standards Institute and the U S Consumer Product Safety Com mission The blade turn...

Page 8: ...els are in the same setting NOTE Adjuster is properly positioned when plate tab inserts into hole in lever Also 9 position adjusters if so equipped allow lever to be positioned between the plate tabs LEVER BACKWARD TO LOWER MOWER Plate tab To convert to mulching or discharging operation remove grass catcher and close rear door Pivot pins Rear Grass catcher handle Catcher frame hook SIDE DISCHARGIN...

Page 9: ...avily from the muffler on startup 1 Be sure lawnmower is level 2 Remove oil dipstick from oil fill spout 3 You receive a container of oil with the unit Slowly pour the entire container down the oil fill spout into the engine Engine oil cap Gasoline filler cap Primer ADD GASOLINE Fill fuel tank to bottom of tank filler neck Do not overfill Use fresh clean regular unleaded gasoline with a minimum of...

Page 10: ... prevent this regularly hose catcher off with water and let dry before using Keep top of engine around starter clear and clean of grass clippings and chaff This will help engine air flow and extend engine life MULCHING MOWING TIPS IMPORTANT For best performance keep mower housing free of built up grass and trash See CLEANING in the Maintenance section of this manual The special mulching blade will...

Page 11: ...ted to operator abuse or negligence To receive full value from the warranty operator must maintain unit as instructed in this manual LUBRICATION CHART Wheel adjuster on each wheel Some adjustments will need to be made periodically to properly maintain your unit At least once a season check to see if you should make any of the adjustments described in the Service and Adjustments section of this man...

Page 12: ...epair Parts section of this manual TO SHARPEN BLADE NOTE We do not recommend sharp ening the blade but if you do be sure the blade is balanced An unbalanced blade will cause eventual damage to lawn mower or engine The blade can be sharpened with a file or on a grinding wheel Do not attempt to sharpen while on the mower To check blade balance drive a nail into a beam or wall Leave about one inch of...

Page 13: ...d by using a dirty air filter Replace the air filter cartridge every 100 hours of operation or every season which ever occurs first Service air cleaner more often under dusty conditions TO CLEAN AIR FILTER 1 Loosen screw and tilt cover to remove 2 Carefully remove cartridge 3 Clean by gently tapping on a flat sur face If very dirty replace cartridge ACAUTION Petroleum solvents such as kerosene are...

Page 14: ... lower handle bracket mounting pin 3 Squeeze lower handle in to remove it from mounting pins 4 Turn lower handle over to raise or lower handle 5 Squeeze lower handle in and position holes onto mounting pins on handle bracket 6 Reassemble upper handle and all parts removed from lower handle SQUEEZE TO ADJUST Mounting pin Hairpin cotter Lower handle ROTATE ENGINE ENGINE SPEED Your engine speed has b...

Page 15: ...sition the lower handle will au tomatically lock into the mowing position SQUEEZE TO FOLD Lower handle _ FOLD FORWARD FOR STORAGE Upper handle Handle knob Lower handle ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM 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 Alcohol blended fuels called gasohol or using ethanol o...

Page 16: ... where fumes may reach an open flame or spark Allow the engine to cool before storing in any enclosure TROUBLESHOOTING See appropriate section in manual unless directed to a Sears Parts Repair Center PROBLEM CAUSE Does not start 1 Dirty air filter 2 Out of fuel 3 Stale fuel 4 Water in fuel 5 Spark plug wire is disconnected 6 Bad spark plug 7 Loose blade or broken blade adapter 8 Control bar in rel...

Page 17: ...oo low Lift on blade worn off Catcher not venting air Grass is too high or wheel height is too low Rear of lawn mower housing or cutting blade dragging in grass Grass catcher too full Handle height position not right for you CORRECTION 1 Raise cutting height 2 Raise cutting height 3 Clean replace air filter 4 Clean underside of mower housing 5 Check oil level 6 Cut at slower walking speed 1 Replac...

Page 18: ...licara solamente en tanto el articulo sea usado en los Estados Unidos Esta garantia le otorga a usted derechos legales especificos puede que usted tenga ademas otros derechos los cuales varian de estado a estado Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 IMPORTANTE Esta maquina cortadaora es capaz de amputar las manos y los manos y los pies y de lanzar objetos Si no se observan las instruccione...

Page 19: ...s de poner en marcha el motor Si el equipo empezara a vibrar de una manera anormal pare el motor y revise de inmediato para averiguar la causa General mente la vibracion suele indicar que existe alguna averia Siempre use gafas de seguridad o anteojos con proteccion lateral cuando opere la sega dora II OPERACION SOBRE LAS CUESTAS Los accidentes ocurren con mas frecuencia en las cuestas Estos accide...

Page 20: ...ruedas mientras el motor esta en marcha Los componentes del receptor de la hierba van sujetos a desgaste daSos y deterioro que pueden exponer las partes en mov imiento o permitir que objetos sean dispara dos Controlar frecuentemente y cuando sea necesario sustituir con partes aconsejadas por el fabricante Las cuchillas de la segadora estan afiladas y pueden cortar Cubrir las hojas o Ilevar guantes...

Page 21: ...ta con una Ilamada telef6nica para programar el servi cio Puede Ilamar cuando quiera dia y noche o fijar en linea una cita para obtener el servicio Sears tiene mas de 12 000 especialistas profesionales en la reparacion que tienen acceso a mas de 4 5 millones de partes y accesorios de calidad Este es el tipo de profesionalidad con que puede contar para ayudar a alargar la vida del producto que acab...

Page 22: ...la cuidadosamente para verificar si todavia quedan partes sueltas adicionales COMO PREPARAR SU SEGADORA PARA DESDOBLAR EL MANGO IMPORTANTE Despliegue el mango con mucho cuidado para no pellizcar o dadar los cables de control 1 Levante los mangos hasta que la secci6n del mango inferior se asegure en su lugar en la posici6n para segar 2 Remueva la cuba protectora levante la sec ci6n del mango superi...

Page 23: ... Silenciador Tapa del deposito Caja de la gasolina Filtro de aire Puerta de la acolchadora Cebador Ajustador de la rueda en cada rueda IMPORTANTE Este cortacesped viene SIN ACEITE O GASOLINA en motor CUMPLE CON LOS REQUISITOS DE SEGURIDAD DE LA CPSC Las segadoras a motor que se conducen desde la parte de atras rotatorias Sears cumplen con los estandares de seguridad del American National Standards...

Page 24: ...ia arriba o hacia abajo de modo que se acomode a sus requisitos Aseg_rese que todas las ruedas queden igualmente ajustadas AVlSO El ajustador esta correctamente colocado cuando las orejas de la placa estan insertadas en el agujero del mango Tambien los ajustes de 9 posiciones si equipado per miten que el mango pueda ser movido entre las orejas de la placa PALANCA HACIA ATRAS Mangc PARA BAJAR EL CO...

Page 25: ...RECAUCl6N NO sobrellene el motor con aceite o fumara pesa demante del silenciador cuando Io valla a arrancar 1 AsegQrese que la segadora este nivelada 2 Remueva la varila medidora de aceite del tubo de desarga de aceite 3 Usted recibe un envase de aceite con la unidad Vierta lentamente el envase entero de aceite en el tubo de relleno del motor AVISO El terraplen inicial del aceite requiere solamen...

Page 26: ...enos cesped Para evitar este rocie el recogedor con la manguera de agua regularmente y dejelo secarse antes de usarlo Mantenga la parte superior del motor alred edor del arrancador despejada y sin recortes de cesped y paja Esto ayudara el flujo del aire del motor y extendera su duraci6n CONSEJOS PARA SEGAR Y ACOL CHAR IMPORTANTE Para obtener el mejor rendimiento mantenga la caja de la segadora sin...

Page 27: ...a de esta segadora no cubre los articulos que han estado sujetos al abuso o a la negligencia del operador Para recibir todo el valor de la garantia el operador tiene que mantener la segadora segQn las instrucciones descritas en este manual Hay algunos ajustes que se tienen que hacer en forma periodica para poder mantener su unidad adecuadamente AI menos una vez cada estaci6n comprobar si es necesa...

Page 28: ...ibras IMPORTANTE El perno de la cuchilla es tratado a calo Si es necesario sustituir los pernos sustituirlos s61ocon pernos aprobados mostrados en lasecci6n Partes de Reparaci6n de este manual PARA AFILAR LA CUCHILLA AVlSO No recomendamosel afilarla cuchilla pero si Io hace asegQrese de que quede balanceada Se tiene que tener cuidado de mantenerla balanceada Una cuchilla que no esta bal anceada va...

Page 29: ...a aconectarel alambre de la bujia a esta FILTRO DE AIRE Su motor puede sufrir avedas y funcionar de manera incorrecta con un filtro del aire sucio Sustituir el papel del cartucho una vez al ado o tras 100 horas de funcionamiento mas a menudo si se utiliza en condiciones de sucie dad y polvo particulares PARA LtMPIAR EL FtLTRO DE AIRE 1 Suelte el tornillo e incline la cubierta para removerlo 2 Cuid...

Page 30: ...o inferior por encima para levantar o bajar el mango 5 Vuelva a montar las clavijas de horquilla por encima de las clavijas de montaje 6 Vuelva a montar el mango superior y todas las partes removidas del mango inferior APRIETE PARA AJ USTE Mango inferior Clavija de monta Puntal mango Clavija de horquilla f J Mango GtRAF MOTOR VELOCIDAD DEL MOTOR La velocidad del motor ha sido ajustada en la fa bri...

Page 31: ...ferior L Barra de control POSICION que exige PARA presencia del _ SEGAR operador J i j DOBLAR HACIA J_ ADELANTE Mango PARA superior ALMACENAR Manilla del mango Mango inferior MOTOR SISTEMA DE COMBUSTIBLE IMPORTANTE Es importante evitar que se formen depositos de coma en partes fundamentales del sistemade combustible tales como el carburador el filtro del combustible la mangura del combustible o en...

Page 32: ...entro de un edificio en donde los gases pueden alcanzar una llama expuesta o una chispa Permita que se enfrie el motor antes de almacenarla en algOn recinto cerrado SOLUCION DE PROBLEMAS Vea la secci6n apropiada en el manual amenos que estd dirigido a un centro de servico Sears CAUSA PROBLEMA No attanca 1 Filtro de aire sucio 2 Sin combustible 3 Combustible rancio 4 Agua en el combustible 5 Alambr...

Page 33: ...a cuchilla de la segadora arrastrandose en el cesped Recogedor de cesped demasiado Ileno Posicion de la altura del mango no adecuada para usted CORRECCION 1 Ajuste a la posici6n de Corte mas alto 2 Ajuste a la posici6n de Corte mas alto 3 Limpie cambie el filtro de aire 4 Limpie la parte inferior de la caja de la segadora 5 Revise el nivel del aceite 6 Corte a una velocidad de recorrido mas lenta ...

Page 34: ...Co 4_ 40 10 50 39 37 CRAFTSMAN ROTARY LAWN MOWER MODEL NUMBER 917 398108 3 23 12 11 13 14 43 44 73 30 32 26 39 15 41 9 73 _ 67 41 29 30 24 39 19 42 36 44 37 39 31 37 _ 20 22 ...

Page 35: ...led 3 8 16 x 1 401175X004 Axle Arm Assembly Front RH 46 404763 Danger Decal 76 410589 413160 Rear Skirt 48 407499X005 Axle Arm Assembly 77 17411312 401621X004 Selector Spring Front Rear RH 404764 401814X428 Rear Door Assembly 49 194348X460 Wheel Tire Assembly 415316 166785 Nut Hex Rear 8 x 1 3 4 410387X479 Handle Bracket Assembly LH 50 408955 Grassbag 410388X479 Handle Bracket Assembly RH 51 14728...

Page 36: ...BRIGGS STRATTON 4 CYCLE ENGINE MODEL NUMBER 122T02 3824 B2 5O 383 _ 684 635 5 11330 REPAIR MANUAL I 15 718_ _o_ 306 307_ 46 36 ...

Page 37: ...N 4 CYCLE ENGINE MODEL NUMBER 122T02 3824 B2 968 445 613 977 CARBURETOR GASKET SET 365 443_ 121 CARBURETOR OVERHAUL KIT 633Q 1 334_ 615 0 404 616 _ ___ 276 127 _88 562_ 163 127_ 971 633 130 95 617 137 276_ 276 276 37 ...

Page 38: ...BRIGGS STRATTON 4 CYCLE ENGINE MODEL NUMBER 122T02 3824 B2 745 564 78_ 604 304 I 1036 EMISSIONS LABEL I 55 969 W 11058 OPERATOR S MANUAL I 23 332 455 _ 65 58 592 1210 459 689 O 456 597 _ 60 38 ...

Page 39: ...conditions and engine to engine variability Given both the wide array of products on which engines are placed and the variety of environmental issues applicable to operating the equipment the gas engine will not develop the rated gross power when used in a given piece of power equipment actual on site or net horsepower This difference is due to a variety of factors including but not limited to acc...

Page 40: ...128 Screw Connecting Rod 227 690783 Screw Connecting Rod 276 271716 O 1 Valve Exhaust 287 690940 Valve Intake 300 692038 Spring Valve Intake 304 695892 Spring Valve Exhaust 305 691108 Guard Flywheel 306 690450 Retainer Valve 307 690345 Slinger Governor Oil 332 690662 Tappet Valve 333 802574 Camshaft 334 691061 Short Block 337 802592s Manifold Intake 356 692390 Gasket Intake 358 497316 Screw Intake...

Page 41: ...sage Cover Spring Friction Pin Locating Gear Timing Screw Brake SeaI O Ring Dipstick Tube Assembly Dipstick Tube Terminal Spark Plug Seal Valve Seat Valve Intake Seat Valve Exhaust KEY PART NO NO DESCRIPTION 871 262001 Bushing Guide Exhaust 63709 Bushing Guide Intake 921 790701 Cover Blower Housing 922 692135 Spring Brake 923 695891 Brake 957 699985 Cap Fuel Tank 966 792040 Base Air Cleaner Primer...

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