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Page 1: ...sepower 21 Rear Discharge Model No 917 388530 EspaSol p 18 CAUTION Read and follow all Safety Rules and Instructions before operating this equipment Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 U S A Visit our Craftsman website www sears com craftsman ...

Page 2: ...tes This warranty applies only while this product is 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 D 817 WA Hoffman Estates Illinois 60179 IMPORTANT This cutting machine is capable of amputating hands and feet and throw ing objects Failure to observe the following safety instructions co...

Page 3: ... 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 oper ating mower 3 II SLOPE OPERATION Slopes are a major factor related to slip and fall accidents which can result in severe injury All slopes require extra cau tion If you feel uneasy on a slope do not mow it DO Mow across the face of slopes ...

Page 4: ...for years of dependable operation But like all prod ucts it may require repair from time to time That s when having a Repair Protec tion Agreement can save you money and aggravation Purchase a Repair Protection Agreement now and protect yourself from unexpected hassle and expense Here s what s included in the Agreement Expert service by our 12 000 profe sional repair specialists Unlimited service ...

Page 5: ... service centers Some of these accessories may not apply to your lawn mower LAWN MOWER PERFORMANCE CLIPPING ___ DEFLECTORS FOR STABILIZER REAR DISCHARGE LAWN MOWERS GRASS CATCHERS GRASS CATCHERS _ FOR FOR REAR DISCHARGE SIDE DISCHARGE LAWN MOWERS LAWN MOWERS LAWN MOWER MAINTENANCE MUFFLERS AIR FILTERS SPARK PLUGS BELTS BLADES BLADE ADAPTERS WHEELS ENGINE OIL 5 ...

Page 6: ...ughly for additional loose parts HOWTO SET UPYOUR 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 tighten both handle knobs 3 Remove handle padding holding operator presence c...

Page 7: ...ntrol bar Starter handle Gasoline filler cap Air filter Grass Primer Muffler Engine with dipstick Housing Wheel adjuster on each wheel IMPORTANT This lawn mower is shipped WITHOUT OIL OR GASOLINE in the engine 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...

Page 8: ... for most lawns To change cutting height squeeze ad juster lever toward wheel Move wheel up or down to suit your requirements Be sure all wheels are in the same set ting 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 t_ TO CONVERT MOWER Yo...

Page 9: ...ing ethanol or metha nol can attract moisture which leads to separation and formation of acids during storage Acidic gas can damage the fuel system of an engine while in storage To avoid engine problems the fuel system should be emptied before storage of 30 days or longer Empty the gas tank start the engine and let it run until the fuel lines and carburetor are empty Use fresh fuel next season See...

Page 10: ...f built up grass and trash See CLEANING in the Maintenance section of this manual The special mulching blade will recut the grass clippings many times and reduce them in size so that as they fall onto the lawn they will disperse into the grass and not be noticed Also the mulched grass will biodegrade quickly to provide nutrients for the lawn Always mulch with your highest engine blade speed as thi...

Page 11: ...n subjected 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 ine oil At least once a season check to see if you should make any of the adjustments described in the Service and Adjustments sec...

Page 12: ...2 TO SHARPEN BLADE NOTE We do not recommend sharpening the 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 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 abo...

Page 13: ...ug wire to spark plug AIR FILTER Your engine will not run properly and may be damaged by using a dirty air filter Re place the air filter every 100 hours of op eration or every season whichever occurs first Service air cleaner more often under dusty conditions Do not wash air filter TO CHANGE AIR FILTER 1 Remove the air filter by turning coun terclockwise to the stop and pull away from collar 2 Re...

Page 14: ...er 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 Lower handle ROTATE ENGINE ENGINE SPEED Your engine speed has been factory set Do not attempt t...

Page 15: ...u may damage the control cables When setting up your handle from the storage position the lower handle will au tomatically lock into the mowing position SQUEEZE TO FOLD _ _ Lower handle 15 Operator presence control bar Lower Mowing position 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 ta...

Page 16: ...ding 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 Service Center PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION 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 ...

Page 17: ... not venting air 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 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 Replace blade Tighten blade bolt 2 Set all wheels at same height 3 Clea...

Page 18: ...ste en use en los Estados Unidos Esta Garanfia le otorga derechos legales especfficos y puede que tambi6n tenga otros derechos que varfan de estado a estado Sears Roebuck and Co D 817WA Hoffman Estates IL 60179 USA IMPORTANTE Esta maquina cortadaora es capaz de amputar las manes y los manes y los pies y de lanzar objetos Si no se observan las instrucciones de seguridad siguientes se pueden produci...

Page 19: ... frecuencia en las cuestas Estos accidentes ocurren debido a resbaladas o caidas las cuales pueden resultar en graves lesiones Operar la recortadora en cuestas requiere mayor concentraci6n Si se siente inseguro en una cuesta no la recorte 19 HACER Puede recortar a trav6s de la superficie de la cuesta nunca hacia ardba y hacia abajo Proceda con extrema precauci6n cuando cambie de direcci6n en las c...

Page 20: ...todos los productos puede necesitar alguna reparaci6n de tanto en tanto En este caso tener un Acuerdo de Protecci6n para la Reparaci6n puede hacerles ahorrar dinero y fastidios Compre ahora un Acuerdo de ProtecciSn para la ReparaciSn y prot gese de molestias y gas tos inesperados Un Acuerdo incluye los punto iguientes Servicio experto de nuestros 12 000 espe cialistas profesionales en la reparaci6...

Page 21: ...os de estos accesorios tat vez no se apliquen a su segadora RENDIMIENTO DE LA SEGADORA DESVIADOR DE RECORTES PAPu a SEGADORAS CON DESCARGA TRASERA RECOREDOR PAPA SEGADORAS CON DESCARGA TRASERA ESTABILI ZADORES _ _ DE G_OLINA RECOREDOR PARA SEGADORAS CON DESCARGA LATERAL MANTENIMIENTO DE LA SEGADORA SILENCIADORES FILTROS DE AIRE BUJ AS ADAI_rA_RES ACEI_ CORREAS CUCHILLAS DE CUCHILLA RUEDAS DEL MOTO...

Page 22: ...A PARA DESDOBLAR EL MANGO IMPORTANTE Despliegue el mango con mucho cuidado para no pellizcar o dafiar 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 curia protectora levante la sec ci6n del mango superior hasta su lugar en el mango inferior y apriete ambas manillas del mango 3 Remueva la curia del man...

Page 23: ...de la gasolina Recogedor de c6sped Tapa del deposito de aciete del motor con vadlla indicadora de nivel Silenciador Ajustador de la rueda en cada rueda IMPORTANTE Este cortac_sped viene SIN ACEITE O GASOLINA en motor CUMPLE CON LOS REQUISlTOS DE SEGURIDAD DE LA CPSC Las segadoras a motor que se conducen desde la parte de atr s rotatorias Sears cumplen con los est ndares de seguridad del American N...

Page 24: ...rriba o hacia abajo de modo que se acomode a sus requisitos Aseg 3rese que todas las ruedas queden igualmente ajustadas AMISO El ajustador esta correctamente colocado cuando las orejas de la placa est n insertadas en et agujero det mango Tambi_n los ajustes de 9 posiciones si equipado per miten que el mango pueda ser movido entre las orejas de la placa PARA UN CORTE ALTO BAJE LAS RUEDAS Mango PARA...

Page 25: ...nol pueden atraer la humedad la que conduce a Ta separaci6n y formaci6n de _cidos durante el almacenamiento La gasolina acidica puede daSar el sistema del combustible de un motor durante el almacenamiento Para evitar los problemas con el motor se debe vaciar el sistema del combustible antes de guardarto pot un perlodo de 30 dias o m s Vacie el estanque deI combustible haga arrancar el motor y h_ga...

Page 26: ...rendirniento rnantenga la caja de la segadota sin acumulacion de cesped y basura Vea LIMPIEZA _en la seccion de Mantenimento de este manual La cuehilla acolchadora especial va a velvet a cortar los recortes de c_sped muchas veces y los reduce en tamaSo de rhode que si se caen en el e6sped se van a dispesat entre _ste y no se van a notar Tambi6n el c_sped acolchado se va a deshaeer r_pidam ente ent...

Page 27: ...tieulos que hart estado sujetos al abuso o a la negligencia del operador Para recibir todo el valor de la garantla el operador tiene que mantener la segadora segdn las instrucciones descritas en este manual Hay algunos ajustes que se tienen que hacer en forma peri6dica para poder mantener su unidad adecuadamente TABLA DE LUBRICACI _N Ajustador de la rueda Aeeite del motor AI menos una vez oada est...

Page 28: ...e la endurecida cuchilla Borde de salida PAPA AFILAR LA CUCHILLA AVISO No recomendamoselafiladacuchilia pero si Io hace asegdrese de que quede batanceada Se tiene que tenet cuidado de mantenerla balanceada Una cuchilia que no est_ baF anceada va a producir eventualmente daSo en la segadora o en el motor La cuchilla puede afilarse con una lima o en una rueda rectificadora No trate de afilarla rnien...

Page 29: ...e arrancar el motor 9 Vuelva a conectar el alambre de la bujia a _sta FILTRO DE AIRE Su motor puede sufrir aver as y funcionar de manera ineorrecta con un filtro del aire sueio Sustituir el papel del cartucho una vez al aSo o tras 100 horas de funcionamiento m s a menu do si se utiliza en condiciones de suciedad y polvo particulares No Iave eI filtro de aire PARA CAMBIAR EL FILTRO DE AIRE 1 Remuev...

Page 30: ...r per encirna para levantar o bajar el mango 5 Vuelva a montar las clavijas de horquilla per encima de las ciavijas de rnontaje 6 Vueiva a montar el mango superior y todas las partes removidas del mango inferior APRIETE PARA AJUSTE i_ _ Mango inferior _del mango Clavija de horquilla Mango MOTOR VELOCIDAD DEL MOTOR La velocidad dei motor ha side ajustada en la f_ brica No trate de aumentar la veloc...

Page 31: ... mango inferior autom_ticamente se asegurar_ en la posici6n para segar APRIETE PARA DOBLAR Mango inferio Barra de _ntrol que operador _sici6n para segar 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 fikro dei combustible la mangura deI combustible o en el estanque durante el...

Page 32: ...a o una chispa Permita que se enfde el motor antes de almacenarla en algdn recinto cerrado SOLUCION DE PROBLEMAS Yea la seccion apropiada en el manual amenos que un centro de servico Sears CAUSA Filtro de aire sucio Sin combustible Combustible rancio este dirigido a PROBLI MA No arranca 1 2 3 4 Agua en el combustible 5 Alambre de la bujia desconectado 6 Bujia mala 7 Cuchilla sueita o adaptador de ...

Page 33: ...lla de la segadora arrastr_ndose en el c6sped Recogedor de c6sped demasiado Ileno Posici6n de Ia altura del mango no adecuada para usted CORRECCI N 1 Ajuste a la posici6n de Corte rn_s alto 2 Ajuste a la posici6n de Corte m_s alto 3 Lirnpie cambie el filtro de aire 4 Lirnpie la parte inferior de la caja de la segadora 5 Revise el nivel del aceite 6 Corte a una velocidad de recorrido rn_s lenta 1 C...

Page 34: ...2 CRAFTSMAN ROTARY LAWN MOWER MODEL NUMBER 917 388530 1 68 14 87 37 43 44 39i 23 36 44 27 20 25 3O 39 33 32 lg f 30 45 18 56 I _ 53 ...

Page 35: ...rm Assembly RF 67 189262 Rear Skrrt 68 188813 Seleetor Spring_ Front 70 Rear Door Assembly Kit Includes Springs Locknut 6 16 18 71 132004 Handle Bracket Assembly Left 161058 Handle Bracket Assembly Right 189417 Screw 1 4 20 x 3 8 Wheel Adjusting Bracket Front Washer Seleetor Spring_ Rear Selector Knob Axle Arm Assembly LR Shoulder Bolt 5t16 18 Wheel AssemNy Flanged Looknut Hinge Screw Spring_ LH S...

Page 36: ...TECUMSEH 4 CYCLE ENGINE MODEL NUMBER 143 044500 O 370K 4OO 136 275A_ 416 9O0 135 110 126 lol lg 182 216 223 182 185 _ 178 3 700 36 ...

Page 37: ... 101 610118 Spark Plug Cover 370K 36695 103 651007 Screw 1 I5 _10 24 x 15 I6 370R 37849 104 37480 Cam Bushing 380 840339 110 37047 GroundWire 390 590737 119 37755 Cylioder Head Gasket 400 37809 120 37807 Cylinder Head 125 37806 Exhaust Valve Standard Size 418 37530 Includes Key Number I51 126 37805 Intake Valve Standard Size 417 850821 Includes Key Number I51 900 750884 130 6021A Screw 5 18 I8x 1 ...

Page 38: ...gine Parts List Throttle Shaft Lever Assembly Throttle Return Spring Dust Seal Washer Dust Seal Throttle Throttle Shutter Shutter Screw Fuel Fitting Throttle Crack Idle Speed Screw Tension Spring Screw Idle Restrictor Cap Idle Restrictor Screw Black Float Bowl Float Shaft Float Plastic Float Bowl O_ Ring Inlet Needle Seat and Clip Includes Key Number 3I Spring Clip Primer Bulb Retainer Ring Main N...

Page 39: ...Assembly 40 degree Grommet 590535 Starter Rope 96 x 9 64 diameter 590701 Starter Handle NOTE All component dimensions given in U S inches I inch 25 4 mm 14 13 2 KEY PART NO NO DESCRIPTION 3 6 7 8 11 I Ld_ O _1 13 t4 _ 7 6 590737 Rewind Starter 590740 Retainer 590616 Starter Dog 590617 Dog Spring 590618A Pulley Rewind Spring Assembly 590687B Starter Housing Assembly 40 degree Grommet 590535 Starter...

Page 40: ...ronics call or go on line for the nearest Sears Parts and Repair Center 1 800 488 1222 Anytime day or night U S A enly www sears com To purchase a protection agreement U S A or maintenance agreement Canada on a product serviced by Sears 1 800 827 6655 U S A 1 800 361 6665 Canada Pare pedir se_cio de reparaci6n a domicilio y pare ordenar piezas 1 888 SU HOGAR sM 1 e88 784 6427 Au Canada pour se_ce ...

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