Craftsman 38906 Owners Manual - Page 17

TROUBLESHOOTING, unless, Sears, Parts &amp, Center., CAUSE

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TROUBLESHOOTING =See appropriate to a Sears Parts & Repair Center. PROBLEM CAUSE section in manual unless directed CORRECTION Loss of power 1. Rear of lawn mower housing or cutting blade dragging in heavy grass. 2. Cutting too much grass. 3. Dirty air filter. 4. Buildup of grass, leaves, and trash under mower. 5. Too much oil in engine. 6. Walking speed too fast. 1. Raise cutting height. 2. Raise cutting height. 3. Clean/replace air filter. 4. Clean underside of mower housing. 5. Check oi! level. 6. Cut at slower walking speed. Poor cut - uneven 1. Worn, bent or loose blade. 2. Wheel heights uneven. 3. Buildup of grass, leaves and trash under mower. 1. Replace blade. Tighten blade bolt. 2. Set al! wheels at same height. 3. Clean underside of mower housing. Excessive vibration 1. Worn, bent or loose blade. 2. Bent engine crankshaft. 1. Replace blade. Tighten blade bolt. 2. Contact a Sears or other qualified service center. Starter rope hard to pull . Engine flywheel brake is on when control bar is released. . Bent engine crankshaft. 3. Blade adapter broken. 4. Blade dragging in grass. 1. Depress control bar to upper handle before pulling starter 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 not filling (if so equipped) 1. Cutting height too low. 2. Lift on blade worn off. 3. Catcher not venting air. 1. Raise cutting height. 2. Replace blade. 3. Clean grass catcher. Hard to push 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 ful!. 4. Handle height position not right for you. 1. Raise cutting height. 2. Raise rear of lawn mower housing one (1) setting higher. 3. Empty grass catcher. 4. Adjust handle height to suit. NEED MORE HELP? You'll find the answer and more on managemyhome.com • Find this and all your other product manuals online. • Get answers from our team of home experts. • Get a personalized maintenance plan for your home. • Find information and tools to help with home projects. - for free! brought to you by Sears 17

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TROUBLESHOOTING
=
See
appropriate
section
in
manual
unless
directed
to a
Sears
Parts &
Repair
Center.
CAUSE
PROBLEM
Loss of power
Poor cut
-
uneven
Excessive
vibration
Starter
rope
hard
to
pull
Grass
catcher
not filling
(if so
equipped)
Hard
to
push
1.
Rear of lawn mower
housing
or cutting
blade
dragging
in heavy
grass.
2.
Cutting
too much grass.
3.
Dirty air filter.
4.
Buildup
of grass,
leaves,
and trash
under
mower.
5.
Too much oil in engine.
6.
Walking
speed too fast.
1.
Worn,
bent or loose blade.
2.
Wheel
heights
uneven.
3.
Buildup
of grass,
leaves
and trash
under
mower.
1.
Worn,
bent or loose blade.
2.
Bent engine
crankshaft.
.
.
3.
4.
Engine flywheel
brake
is
on
when control
bar
is
released.
Bent engine
crankshaft.
Blade adapter
broken.
Blade dragging
in grass.
1.
Cutting
height
too low.
2.
Lift on blade worn
off.
3.
Catcher
not venting
air.
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 ful!.
4.
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
oi! level.
6.
Cut at slower
walking
speed.
1.
Replace
blade.
Tighten
blade bolt.
2.
Set al! wheels
at same
height.
3.
Clean
underside
of
mower
housing.
1.
Replace
blade.
Tighten
blade bolt.
2.
Contact
a Sears
or other
qualified
service
center.
1.
Depress
control
bar to
upper
handle
before
pulling starter
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.
1.
Raise cutting
height.
2.
Replace
blade.
3.
Clean
grass catcher.
1.
Raise cutting
height.
2.
Raise
rear of lawn mower
housing
one (1) setting
higher.
3.
Empty grass
catcher.
4.
Adjust
handle
height
to suit.
NEED
MORE
HELP?
You'll find the answer
and more on managemyhome.com
- for free!
•
Find this and all your other product
manuals
online.
•
Get answers
from our team of home experts.
•
Get a personalized
maintenance
plan for your home.
•
Find information
and tools to help with
home projects.
brought
to you by Sears
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