Craftsman 675 Eager 1 Manual

  
PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS 
SERIALNUMBER 
DATEOFPURCHASE 
GASOLINECAPACITY/TYPE:1.5QUARTS 
UNLEADEDREGULAR 
OILTYPE(API-SF-SJ):SAE30(ABOVE32°F) 
SAE5W-30(BELOW32°F) 
OILCAPACITY:20OZS. 
SPARKPLUG(GAP:.030)CHAMPIONRJ19LMORJ19LM 
BLADEBOLTTORQUE:35-40FT.LBS. 
Themodelandserialnumberswillbefoundonadecalattachedtotherearofthe 
lawnmowerhousing.Recordbothserialnumberanddateofpurchaseinspace 
providedabove. 
LAWNMOWER 
Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhen 
performinganymaintenance, 
TIRES...

  
Lockwasher Blade 
adapter 
Crankshaft 
bolt Crank 
// 
HardenededgeBladeadapter 
washer 
GRASSCATCHER 
•Thegrasscatchermaybehosedwith 
water,butmustbedrywhenused. 
•Checkyourgrasscatcheroftenfor 
damageordeterioration.Through 
normaluseitwillwear.Ifcatcherneeds 
replacing,replaceonlywithamanufac- 
turerapprovedreplacementcatcher. 
Givethelawnmowermodelnumber 
whenordering. 
ENGINE 
LUBRICATION 
Useonlyhighqualitydetergentoilrated 
withAPIserviceclassificationSF-SJ. 
SelecttheoirsSAEviscositygrade...

  
MUFFLER 
Inspectandreplacecorrodedmufflerasit 
couldcreateafirehazardand/ordam- 
age. 
SPARKPLUG 
Changeyoursparkplugeachyearto 
makeyourenginestarteasierandrun 
better.Setsparkpluggapat.030inch. CLEANING 
IMPORTANT:Forbestperformance, 
keepmowerhousingfreeofbuiif-up 
grassandtrash.Cleantheundersideof 
yourmoweraftereachuse. 
_I_CAUTION:Disconnectsparkplugwire 
fromsparkplugandplacewirewhereit 
cannotcomeincontactwiththespark 
plug. 
•Cleantheundersideofyourlawn 
mowerbyscrapingtoremovebuild-up...

  
ACAUTION:Beforeperformingany 
serviceoradjustments: 
1.Releasecontrolbarandstopengine. 
2.Makesurethebladeandallmoving 
partshavecompletelystopped. 
3.Disconnectsparkplugwirefromspark 
plugandplacewhereitcannotcome 
incontactwithplug. 
LAWNMOWER 
TOADJUSTCUTTINGHEIGHT 
SeeTOADJUSTCUTTINGHEIGHTin 
theOperationsectionofthismanual. 
REARDEFLECTOR 
Thereardeflector,attachedbetweenthe 
rearwheelsofyourmower,isprovidedto 
minimizethepossibilitythatobjectswill 
bethrownoutoftherearofthemower...

  
Immediatelyprepareyourlawnmowerfor 
storageattheendoftheseasonorifthe 
unitwillnotbeusedfor30daysormore. 
LAWNMOWER 
Whenlawnmoweristobestoredfora 
periodoftime,cleanitthoroughly,remove 
alldirt,grease,leaves,etc.Storeina 
clean,dryarea. 
1.Cleanentirelawnmower(See 
CLEANINGintheMaintenance 
sectionofthismanual). 
2.LubricateasshownintheMainte- 
nancesectionofthismanual. 
3.Besurethatallnuts,bolts,screws, 
andpinsaresecurelyfastened. 
Inspectmovingpartsfordamage, 
breakageandwear.Replaceif 
necessary....

  
ENGINEOIL 
Drainoil(withenginewarm)andreplace 
withcleanengineoil.(SeeENGINEin 
theMaintenancesectionofthismanual). 
CYLINDER 
1.Removesparkplug. 
2.Pouroneounce(29ml)ofoilthrough 
sparkp_ugho_eintocylinder. 
3.Pullstarlerhandleslowlyafewtimes 
todistributeoil. 
4.Replacewithnewsparkplug. 
OTHER 
•Donotstoregasolinefromoneseason 
toanother. 
TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART 
PROBLEMCAUSE 
Doesnotstart1.Dirtyairfilter, 
2,Outoffuel. 
3.Stalefuel 
Lossofpower 
Poorcut- 
uneven 
Excessive 
vibration 4.Waterinfuel....

  
TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART 
PROBLEMCAUSE 
StarterropehardI.Engineflywheelbrakeison 
topullwhencontrolbarisreleased 
2.Bentenginecrankshaft. 
3.Bladeadapterbroken. 
4.Bladedraggingingrass. CORRECTION 
1,Depresscontrolbarto 
upperhandlebefore 
pullingstarterrope. 
2.ContactaSearsorother 
qualifiedservicecenter. 
3.Replacebladeadapter. 
4.Movelawnmowertocut 
grassortohardsurface. 
Grasscatcher1.Cuttingheighttoolow.1.Raisecuttingheight. 
notfllllng(ifeo2.Liftonbladewomoff.2.Replaceblade....

  
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KEYPART 
NO.NO. 
1131696 
2166860X479 
31611(_X479 
4132001 
563601 
6131959 
766426 
87478(_12 
11156577 
12750097 
13850733X004 
14136376 
155179_ 
17165946X479 
1817600406 
19167132X(_04 
20167133X004 
21165858 
22168360X004 
23166875 
24751153 
2516r_X479 
26166243x479 
27851856 
29160635X007 
301911_ CRAFTSMANROTARYLAWNMOWER--MODELNO.917.388620 
DESCRIPTION KEYPART 
NO.NO.DESCRIPTION 
ControlBar 
UpperHande 
LowerH_dle 
RogeGuide 
Locknut1/4-20 
HandleBblt 
WireTie 
HexBolt5/16-18x3/4...

  
CRAFTSMAN4-CYCLEENGINE MODELNUMBER143.016702 
370C 
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416 
18221619277 
182 
185 
178  223_ 125 
174 /93 
285 
/90 
103 
305 
306 195 
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