Craftsman Lawnmower 60 Manual

							  
PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS 
SERIALNUMBER 
DATEOFPURCHASE 
GASOLINECAPACITY/TYPE:1.6QUARTS 
UNLEADEDREGULAR 
OILTYPE(API-SF-SJ):SAE30(ABOVE32°F) 
SAE5W-30(BELOW32°F) 
OILCAPACITY:20OZS. 
;PARKPLUG(GAP:.030)CHAMPIONRJ19LMORJ19LM 
VALVECLEARANCE:INTAKE:.004-.008 
EXHAUST:.004-.008 
SOLIDSTATEIGNITION 
AIRGAP:.0125IN. 
BLADEBOLTTORQUE:35-40FT.LBS. 
Themodelandserialnumberswillbefoundonadecalattachedtotherearofthe 
lawnmowerhousing.Recordbothserialnumberanddateofpurchaseinspace 
providedabove, 
LAWNMOWER 
Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhen 
performinganymaintenance. 
TIRES 
•Keeptiresfreeofgasoline,oil,orinsect 
controlchemicalswhichcanharm 
rubber. 
•Avoidstumps,stones,deepruts,sharp 
objectsandotherhazardsthatmay 
causetiredamage. 
BLADECARE 
Forbestresults,mowerblademustbe 
keptsharp.Replacebentordamaged 
blades. 
TOREMOVEBLADE 
1.Disconnectsparkplugwirefromspark 
plugandplacewirewhereitcannot 
comeincontactwithsparkplug. 
2.Turnlawnmoweronitsside.Make 
sureairfilterandcarburetorareup. 
3.Useawoodblockbetweenbladeand 
mowerhousingtopreventbladefrom 
turningwhenremovingbladebolt. 
NOTE:Protectyourhandswithgloves 
and/orwrapbladewithheavycloth. 
4.Removebladeboltbyturningcounter- 
clockwise. 
5.Removebladeandattachinghard- 
ware(bolt,lockwasherandhardened 
washer). 
NOTE:Removethebladeadapterand 
checkthekeyinsidehubofblade 
adapter.Thekeymustbeingoodcondi- 
tiontoworkproperly.Replaceadapterif 
damaged. TOREPLACEBLADE 
1.Positionthebladeadapteronthe 
enginecrankshaft.Besurekeyin 
adapterandcrankshaftkeywayare 
aligned. 
2.Positionbladeonthebladeadapter 
aligningthetwo(2)holesintheblade 
withtheraisedlugsontheadapter. 
3.Besurethetrailingedgeofblade 
(oppositesharpedge)isuptowardthe 
engine. 
4,Installthebladeboltwiththelock 
washerandhardenedwasherinto 
bladeadapterandcrankshaft. 
5.Useblockofwoodbetweenbladeand 
lawnmowerhousingandtightenthe 
bladebolt,turningclockwise. 
•Therecommendedtighteningtorqueis 
35-40ft.Ibs. 
IMPORTANT:Bladeboltisgrade8heat 
treated. 
TOSHARPENBLADE 
NOTE:Wedonotrecommendsharpen- 
ingbla_te-butifyoudo,besuretheblade 
isbalanced. 
Careshouldbetakentokeeptheblade 
balanced.Anunbalancedbladewill 
causeeventualdamagetolawnmoweror 
engine. 
•Thebladecanbesharpenedwithafile 
oronagrindingwheel,Donotattempt 
tosharpenwhileonthemower. 
•Tocheckbladebalance,driveanail 
intoabeamorwall.Leaveaboutone 
inchofthestraightnailexposed.Place 
centerholeofbladeovertheheadof 
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thenail.Ifbladeisbalanced,itshould 
remaininahorizontalposition.Ifeither 
endoftheblademovesdownward, 
sharpentheheavyenduntiltheblade 
isbalanced. 
Blade 
adapter 
Crankshaft 
Keykeyway 
Lockwasher 
Crank 
bolt_. 
Hardened_ihngBladeadapter 
washeredge 
GRASSCATCHER 
•Thegrasscatchermaybehosedwith 
water,butmustbedrywhenused. 
•Checkyourgrasscatcheroftenfor 
damageordeterioration.Through 
normaluseitwillwear.Ifcatcherneeds 
replacing,replaceonlywithamanufac- 
turerapprovedreplacementcatcher. 
Givethelawnmowermodelnumber 
whenordering. 
DRIVEWHEELS 
Checkfrontdrivewheelseachtime 
beforeyoumowtobesuretheymove 
freely. 
Thewheelsnotturningfreelymeans 
trash,grasscuttings,etc.areinthedrive 
wheelareaandmustbecleanedtofree 
drivewheels. 
Ifnecessarytocleanthedrivewheels, 
checkbothfrontwheels. 
1.Removehubcaps,hairpincottersand 
washers. 
2.Removewheelsfromwheeladjusters. 
3.Removeanytrashorgrasscuttings 
frominsidethedustcover,pinionand/ 
ordrivewheelgearteeth. 
4.Putwheelsbackinplace. 
NOTE:Ifaftercleaning,thedrivewheels 
donotturnfreely,contactyournearest 
authorizedservicecenter. GEARCASE 
•Tokeepyourdrivesystemworking 
properly,thegearcaseandarea 
aroundthedriveshouldbekeptclean 
andfreeoftrashbuild-up.Cleanunder 
thedrivecovertwiceaseason. 
•Thegearcaseisfilledwithlubricantto 
theproperlevelatthefactory.Theonly 
timethelubricantneedsattentionisif 
servicehasbeenperformedonthe 
gearcase. 
•Iflubricantisrequired,useonlyTexaco 
StarplexPremium1Grease,PartNo. 
750369.Donotsubstitute. 
ENGINE 
LUBRICATION 
Useonlyhighqualitydetergentoilrated 
withAPIserviceclassificationSF-SJ. 
SelecttheoilsSAEviscositygrade 
accordingtoyourexpectedoperating 
temperature. 
SAEVISCOSITYGRAOES 
.20=60_ 
:10°.1__02030 
TEMPERATURERANGEANTICIPATEDBEFORENEXTOILCHANGE 
NOTE:Althoughmulti-viscosityoils 
(5W30,10W30etc.)improvestartingin 
coldweather,thesemulti-viscosityoils 
willresultinincreasedoilconsumption 
whenusedabove32°RCheckyour 
engineoillevelmorefrequentlytoavoid 
possibleenginedamagefromrunning 
lowonoil. 
Changetheoilafterevery25hoursof 
operationoratleastonceayearifthe 
lawnmowerisnotusedfor25hoursin 
oneyear. 
Checkthecrankcaseoillevelbefore 
startingtheengineandaftereachfive(5) 
hoursofcontinuoususe.Tightenoilplug 
securetyeachtimeyouchecktheoil 
level. 
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TOCHANGEENGINEOIL 
NOTE:Beforetippinglawnmowerto 
drainoil,drainfueltankbyrunning 
engineuntilfueltankisempty. 
1.Disconnectsparkplugwirefromspark 
plugandplacewirewhereitcannot 
comeincontactwithsparkplug. 
2.Removeengineoilcap;layasideona 
cleansurface. 
3,Tiplawnmoweronitssideasshown 
anddrainoilintoasuitablecontainer. 
Rocklawnmowerbackandforthto 
removeanyoiltrappedinsideof 
engine. 
4.Wipeoffanyspilledoilonlawnmower 
andonsideofengine. 
5.Fillenginewithoil.(SeeAddOilin 
theOperacionsectionofthismanual.) 
6.Reconnectsparkplugwiretospark 
plug. 
Container 
AIRFILTER 
Yourenginewillnotrunproperlyandmay 
bedamagedbyusingadirtyairfilter. 
Replacetheairfiltereveryyear,more 
oftenifyoumowinverydusty,dirty 
conditions. 
TOCLEANAIRFILTER 
1.Loosenscrewandtiltcovertoremove. 
2.Carefullyremovecartridge. 
3.Cleanbygentlytappingonaflat 
surface.Ifverydirty,replacecartridge. 
_CAUTION:Petroleumsolvents,suchas 
kerosene,arenottobeusedtoclean 
cartridge.Theymaycausedeteriorationof 
thecartridge.Donotoilcartridge.Donot 
usepressurizedairtocleanordry 
cartridge. 
4.Installcartridge,thenreplacecover 
makingsurethetabsarealignedwith 
theslotsinthebackplate.Fasten 
screwsecurely.Back 
Slots MUFFLER 
Inspectandreplacecorrodedmufflerasit 
couldcreateafirehazardand/ordam- 
age. 
SPARKPLUG 
Changeyoursparkplugeachyearto 
makeyourenginestarteasierandrun 
better.Setsparkpluggapat.030inch, 
CLEANING 
IMPORTANT;Forbestperformance, 
keepmowerhousingfreeofbuilt-up 
grassandtrash.Cleantheundersideof 
yourmoweraftereachuse. 
[I,CAUTIONDisconnectsparkplugwire 
fromsparkplugandplacewirewhereit 
cannotcomeincontactwiththespark 
plug. 
•Cleantheundersideofyourlawn 
mowerbyscrapingtoremovebuild-up 
ofgrassandtrash. 
•Cleanengineoftentokeeptrashfrom 
accumulating.Acloggedengineruns 
hotterandshortensenginelife. 
•Keepfinishedsurfacesandwheelsfree 
ofallgasoline,oil,etc. 
•Wedonotrecommendusingagarden 
hosetocleanlawnmowerunlessthe 
electricalsystem,muffler,airfilterand 
carburetorarecoveredtokeepwater 
out.Waterinenginecanresultin 
shortenedenginelife. 
CLEANUNDERDRIVECOVER 
Cleanunderdrivecoveratleasttwicea 
season.Scrapeundersideofcoverwith 
puttyknifeorsimilartooltoremoveany 
build-upoftrashorgrassonundersideof 
drivecover. 
 c. 
over 
tabs 
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_,CAUTION:Beforeperformingany 
serviceoradjustments: 
1.Releasecontrolbarandstopengine. 
2.Makesurethebladeandallmoving 
partshavecompletelystopped. 
3.Disconnectsparkplugwirefromspark 
plugandplacewhereitcannotcome 
incontactwithplug. 
LAWNMOWER 
TOADJUSTCUTTINGHEIGHT 
SeeTOADJUSTCUTTINGHEIGHTin 
theOperationsectionofthismanual. 
REARDEFLECTOR 
Thereardeflector,attachedbetweenthe 
rearwheelsofyourmower,isprovidedto 
minimizethepossibilitythatobjectswill 
bethrownoutoftherearofthemowerinto 
theoperatormowingposition.Ifthe 
deflectorbecomesdamaged,itshouldbe 
replaced. 
TOREMOVE/REPLACEDRIVEBELT 
1.Removedrivecover.Removebelt 
fromgearcasepulleybypushing 
downonpulleyandrollingbeltoffit. 
2.Turnlawnmoweronitssidewithair 
filterandcarburetorup. 
3.Removeblade. 
4.Removedebrisshield. 
5.Removebeltfromenginepulleyon 
crankshaft. 
6.Installnewbeltbyreversingabove 
steps. 
7.Alwaysusefactoryapprovedbeltto 
assurefitandlonglife. TOADJUSTHANDLE 
Thehandlecanbemountedinahighor 
lowposition.Themountingholesinthe 
bottomoflowerhandleareoffcenterfor 
raisingorloweringthehandle. 
1.Removeupperhandleandallparts 
attachedtolowerhandle. 
2.Removehairpincottersfromlower 
handlebracketmountingpin. 
3.Squeezelowerhandleintoremoveit 
frommountingpins. 
4.Turnlowerhandleovertoraiseor 
lowerhandle. 
5.Squeezelowerhandleinandposition 
holesontomountingpinsonhandle 
bracket. 
6.Reassembleupperhandleandall 
partsremovedfromlowerhandle. 
_Lower 
handle 
DriveBelt 
cover 
Push 
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TOASSEMBLEGRASSCATCHER 
1.Putgrasscatcherframeintograssbag 
withrigidpartofbagonthebottom. 
Makesuretheframehandleisoutside 
ofthebagtop. 
2.Slipvinylbindingsoverframe. 
NOTE:Ifvinylbindingsaretoostiff,hold 
theminwarmwaterforafewminutes.If 
baggetswet,letitdrybeforeusing. 
_I,CAUTION:Donotrunyourlawnmower 
withoutclippingdeflectororapproved 
grasscatcherinplace.Neverattemptto 
operatethelawnmowerwiththerear 
doorremovedorproppedopen. 
Catcher...._- 
frame 
handle 
Frame 
opening ENGINE 
ENGINESPEED 
Yourenginespeedhasbeenfactoryset. 
Donotattempttoincreaseenginespeed 
oritmayresultinpersonalinjury.Ifyou 
believethattheengineisrunningtoofast 
ortooslow,takeyourlawnmowertoan 
authorizedservicecenterforrepairand 
adjustment. 
CARBURETOR 
Yourcarburetorhasanon-adjustable 
fixedmainjetformixturecontrol.Ifyour 
enginedoesnotoperateproperlydueto 
suspectedcarburetorproblems,takeyour 
lawnmowertoanauthorizedservice 
centerforrepairand/oradjustment. 
IMPORTANT:Nevertamperwiththe 
enginegovernor,whichisfactorysetfor 
properenginespeed.Overspeedingthe 
engineabovethefactoryhighspeed 
settingcanbedangerous,ifyouthinkthe 
engine-governedhighspeedneeds 
adjusting,contactyournearestautho- 
rizedservicecenter,whichhasproper 
equipmentandexperiencetomakeany 
necessaryadjustments. 
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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. 
4.Touchupallrustedorchippedpaint 
surfaces;sandlightlybeforepainting. 
HANDLE 
Youcanfoldyourlawnmowerhandlefor 
storage. 
1.Squeezethebottomendsofthelower 
handletowardeachotheruntilthe 
lowerhandleclearsthehandle 
bracket,thenmovehandleforward. 
2.Loosenupperhandlemountingbolts 
enoughtoallowupperhandletobe 
foldedback. 
IMPORTANT:Whenfoldingthehandle 
forstorageortransportation,besureto 
foldthehandleasshownoryoumay 
damagethecontrolcables. 
•Whensettingupyourhandlefromthe 
storageposition,thelowerhandlewill 
automaticallylockintothemowing 
position. 
Lower 
handle 
Squeezetofold Handle 
bracket 
Hairpin 
cotter 
Upper 
Operatorpresencecontrol 
\ 
Foldfoward/_ 
forstorage 
Lower._ 
handle__:J__ bar..,,,/handle 
_,.;/IFold 
i_/Ibackward 
Mowing 
position ENGINE 
FUELSYSTEM 
IMPORTANT:Itisimportanttoprevent 
gumdepositsfromforminginessential 
fuelsystempartssuchascarburetor,fuel 
filter,fuelhose,ortankduringstorage. 
Also,experienceindicatesthatalcohol 
blendedfuels(calledgasoholorusing 
ethanolormethanol)canattractmoisture 
whichleadstoseparationandformation 
ofacidsduringstorage.Acidicgascan 
damagethefuelsystemofanengine 
whileinstorage. 
1,Drainthefueltank. 
2,Starttheengineandletitrununtilthe 
fuellinesandcarburetorareempty. 
•Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleaner 
productsinthefueltankorpermanent 
damagemayoccur. 
•Usefreshfuelnextseason. 
NOTE:Fuelstabilizerisanacceptable 
alternativeinminimizingtheformationof 
fuelgumdepositsduringstorage.Add 
stabilizertogasolineinfueltankor 
storagecontainer.Alwaysfollowthemix 
ratiofoundonstabilizercontainer.Run 
engineatleast10minutesafteradding 
stabilizertoallowthestabilizertoreach 
thecarburetor.Donotdrainthegastank 
andcarburetorifusingfuelstabilizer. 
ENGINEOIL 
Drainoil(withenginewarm)andreplace 
withcleanengineoil.(SeeENGINEin 
theMaintenancesectionofthismanual). 
CYLINDER 
1,Removesparkplug. 
2,Pouroneounce(29ml)ofoilthrough 
sparkplugholeintocylinder. 
3,Pullstarterhandleslowlyafewtimes 
todistributeoil. 
4,Replacewithnewsparkplug. 
OTHER 
•Donotstoregasolinefromone 
seasontoanother. 
•Replaceyourgasolinecanifyour 
canstartstorust.Rustand/ordirtin 
yourgasolinewillcauseproblems. 
•Ifpossible,storeyourunitindoors 
andcoverittogiveprotectionfrom 
dustanddirt. 
•Coveryourunitwithasuitable 
protectivecoverthatdoesnotretain 
moisture.Donotuseplastic.Plastic 
cannotbreathewhichallowsconden- 
sationtoformandwillcauseyourunit 
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IMPORTANT:Nevercovermowerwhile 
engoneandexhaust.areasarestillwarm. 
TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART 
PROBLEMCAUSE 
Doesnotstart1,Dirtyairfilter. 
2.Outoffuel. 
3.Stalefuel. 
Lossofpower 
Poorcut- 
uneven 
Excessive 
vibration 
Starterropehard 
topull ACAUTION:Neverstorethelawnmower 
withgasolineinthetankinsideabuilding 
wherefumesmayreachanopenflameor 
spark.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore 
storinginanyenclosure. 
4.Waterinfuel. 
5.Spareplugwireis5. 
disconnected. 
6.Badsparkplug.6. 
7.Loosebladeorbroken7. 
bladeadapter. 
8.Controlbarinreleased8. 
position. 
9.Controlbardefective.9. 
1.Rearoflawnmower1. 
housingorcuttingblade 
dragginginheavygrass. 
2.Cuttingtoomuchgrass.2. 
3.Dirtyairfilter.3. 
4.Buildupofgrass,leaves,4. 
andtrashundermower. 
5.Toomuchoilinengine.5. 
6.Walkingspeedtoofast.6. 
1.Worn,bentorlooseblade.1. 
2.Wheelheightsuneven.2. 
3.Buildupofgrass,leaves3. 
andtrashundermower. 
1.Worn,bentorlooseblade.1. 
2.Bentenginecrankshaft.2. 
1.Engineflywheelbrakeison1. 
whencontrolbarisreleased. 
2.Bentenginecrankshaft.2. 
3.Bladeadapterbroken.3. 
4.Bladedraggingingrass.4. CORRECTION 
1.Clean/replaceairfilter. 
2.Fillfueltank. 
3.Draintankandrefillwith 
freshcleanfuel. 
4.Drainfueltankand 
carburetorandrefilltank 
withfreshgasoline. 
Connectwiretoplug. 
Replacesparkplug. 
Tightenbladeboltor 
replacebladeadapter. 
Depresscontrolbarto 
handle. 
Replacecontrolbar. 
SettoHigherCut 
position. 
SettoHigherCut 
position. 
Clean/replaceairfilter. 
Cleanundersideofmower 
housing. 
Checkoillevel. 
Cutatslowerwalking 
speed. 
Replaceblade.Tighten 
bladebolt. 
Setallwheelsatsame 
height 
Cleanundersideof 
mowerhousing. 
Replaceblade.Tighten 
bladebolt. 
Contactanauthorized 
servicecenter. 
Depresscontrolbarto 
upperhandlebefore 
pullingstarterrope. 
Contactanauthorized 
servicecenter. 
Replacebladeadapter. 
Movelawnmowertocut 
grassortohardsurface. 
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TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART 
PROBLEMCAUSE 
Lossofdrive1.Drivewheelsnotturning 
withdrivecontrolengaged. 
2.Beltnotdriving 
Grasscatcher1.Cuttingheighttoolow. 
notfilling(ifso2.Liftonbladewornoff. 
equipped)3.Catchernotventingair. 
Hardtopush1,Grassistoohighorwheel 
heightistoolow. 
2.Rearoflawnmower 
housingorbladedragging 
ingrass, 
3.Grasscatchertoofull. 
4.Handleheightpositionnot 
rightforyou. CORRECTION 
1.Adjustorreplacedrive 
controlcable. 
2.Putbeltonpulleysor 
replacebeltsifbroken. 
1.Raisecuttingheight. 
2.Replaceblade. 
3.Cleangrasscatcher. 
1.Raisecuttingheight. 
2.Raiserearoflawnmower 
housingone(1)setting 
higher. 
3.Emptygrasscatcher. 
4.Adjusthandleheightto 
suit. 
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ROTARYLAWNMOWER--MODELNO.917.377151 
GEARCASEASSEMBLYPARTNUMBER702511 
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15 
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KEYPART 
NO.NO. 
117490416 
2137055X004 
3137053 
457072 
648373 
777881 
8137051 
9137074 
1057079 DESCRIPTION 
TappingScrew1/4-20x1-1/4 
EngagementBracket 
Shifter 
Seal 
GearCaseHalvesKit 
(IncludesKeyNos.4,and7) 
Bearing 
WormShaft 
DriveShaft 
HardenedWasher KEYPART 
NO.NO.DESCRIPTION 
11131484ClutchYoke 
12700343Bushing 
1386447Plug 
14137050HelicalGear 
15750436XClutchJaw 
16750369Grease 
1712000003E-Ring 
18_50848Hi-ProKey 
1981585X004SpringBracket 
NOTE:AllcomponentdimensionsgiveninU.S. 
inches.1inch=25.4mm 
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