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 
•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)isuptoward 
theengine. 
4.installthebladeboltwiththelock 
washerandhardenedwasherinto 
bladeadapterandcrankshaft. 
5.Useblockofwoodbetweenbladeand 
lawnmowerhousingandtightenthe 
bladebolt,turningclockwise. 
•Therecommendedtighteningtorqueis 
35-40ft.Ibs. 
IMPORTANT:Bladeboltisgrade8heat 
treated. 
TOSHARPENBLADE 
NOTE:Wedonotrecommendsharpen- 
ingblade-butifyoudo,besurethe 
bladeisbalanced. 
Careshouldbetakentokeeptheblade 
balanced.Anunbalancedbladewill 
causeeventualdamagetolawnmower 
orengine. 
•Thebladecanbesharpenedwithafile 
oronagrindingwheel.Donotattempt 
tosharpenwhileonthemower. 
•Tocheckbladebalance,driveanail 
intoabeamorwall.Leaveaboutone 
inchofthestraightnailexposed.Place 
centerholeofbladeovertheheadof 
thenail.Ifbladeisbalanced,itshould 
remaininahorizontalposition.Ifeither 
endoftheblademovesdownward, 
sharpentheheavyenduntiltheblade 
isbalanced. 
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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 
accordingtoyourexpectedoperating 
temperature. 
SAEVISCOSITYGRADES 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.Donotwashairfilter. 
TOCHANGEAIRFILTER 
1.Removetheairfilterbyturning 
clockwisetothestopandpultaway 
fromcollar. 
2.Removefilterfrominsideofcover. 
3.Cleantheinsideofthecoverandthe 
collartoremoveanydirtaccumula- 
tion. 
4.Insertnewfilterintocover. 
5.Putairfiltercoverandfilterintocollar 
aligningthetabwiththeslot. 
6.Pushinoncoverandturncounter- 
clockwisetotighten.Turn 
clockwiseto  NOTE:Althoughmulti-viscosityoils 
(5W30,10W30etc.)improvestartingin 
coldweather,thesemuRi-viscosityoils 
willresultinincreasedoilconsumption 
whenusedabove32°F.Checkyour 
engineoillevelmorefrequentlytoavoid 
possibleenginedamagefromrunningCollar 
lowonoil._Clip 
Changetheoilafterevery25hoursof_ 
operationoratleastonceayearifthe 
lawnmowerisnotusedfor25hoursin 
oneyear. 
CheckthecrankcaseoillevelbeforeSI 
startingtheengineandaftereachfive(5) 
hoursofcontinuoususe,TightenoilplugAirfilter 
securelyeachtimeyouchecktheoil 
level. remove 
12 AirfiltercoverTurncounter- 
clockwiseto 
tighten  
						

							  
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 
ofgrassandtrash. 
•Cleanengineoftentokeeptrashfrom 
accumulating.Acloggedengineruns 
hotterandshortensenginelife. 
•Keepfinishedsurfacesandwheelsfree 
ofallgasoline,oil,etc. 
•Wedonotrecommendusingagarden 
hosetocleanlawnmowerunlessthe 
electricalsystem,muffler,airfilterand 
carburetorarecoveredtokeepwater 
out.Waterinenginecanresultin 
shortenedenginelife. 
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ACAUTION:Beforeperformingany 
serviceoradjustments: 
1.Releasecontrolbarandstopengine. 
2.Makesurethebladeandallmoving 
partshavecompletelystopped. 
3.Disconnectsparkplugwirefromspark 
plugandplacewhereitcannotcome 
incontactwithplug. 
LAWNMOWER 
TOADJUSTCUTTINGHEIGHT 
SeeTOADJUSTCUTTINGHEIGHTin 
theOperationsectionofthismanual. 
REARDEFLECTOR 
Thereardeflector,attachedbetweenthe 
rearwheelsofyourmower,isprovidedto 
minimizethepossibilitythatobjectswill 
bethrownoutoftherearofthemower 
intotheoperatorsmowingposition,Ifthe 
deflectorbecomesdamaged,itshouldbe 
replaced. 
DISCHARGEGUARD 
Thedischargeguard,attachedtothe 
dischargeopeningofyourlawnmower,is 
providedtopreventthepossibilityof 
injuryresultingfromobjectsbeingthrown 
outofthedischargeopeningintothe 
operatormowingposition.Ifthedischarge 
guardbecomesdamaged,itshouldbe 
replaced. 
TOADJUSTHANDLE 
Thehandleonyourlawnmowerhas 
three(3)heightpositions-adjustto 
heightthatsuitsyou. 
•Squeezethebottomendsoflower 
handletowardseachotheruntilthepin 
inhandlecanbeinsertedintooneof 
thethreeheightadjustmentholes. 
High 
Med. 
Low.pin 
handle 
adjustment 
bracket TOASSEMBLEGRASSCATCHER 
1.Putgrasscatcherframeintograssbag 
withdgidpartofbagonthebottom. 
Makesuretheframehandleisoutside 
ofthebagtop. 
2.Slipvinylbindingsoverframe. 
NOTE:Ifvinylbindingsaretoostiff,hold 
theminwarmwaterforafewminutes.If 
baggetswet,letitdrybeforeusing. 
ACAUTION:Donotrunyourlawnmower 
withoutclippingdeflectororapproved 
grasscatcherinplace.Neverattemptto 
operatethelawnmowerwiththerear 
doorremovedorproppedopen. 
Catcher 
frame 
handle 
/ 
_tFrame 
opening 
ENGINE 
ENGINESPEED 
Yourenginespeedhasbeenfactoryset. 
Donotattempttoincreaseenginespeed 
oritmayresultinpersonalinjury.Ifyou 
believethattheengineisrunningtoofast 
ortooslow,takeyourlawnmowertoan 
authorizedservicecenterforrepairand 
adiustment. 
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.Loosenthetwo(2)handleknobson 
sidesoftheupperhandleandallow 
handletofolddowntotherear. 
2.Squeezethebottomendsoflower 
handletowardeachotheruntilpinsin 
handleclearthebracketsandpivot 
entirehandleassemblyforwardand 
allowittorestonmower. 
•Whensettingupyourhandlefromthe 
storageposition,thelowerhandlewill 
requiremanuallylockingintothe 
mowingposition. 
IMPORTANT:Whenfoldingthehandle 
forstorageortransportation,besureto 
foldthehandleasshownoryoumay 
damagethecontrolcables. 
Operatorpresence 
controlbar 
Upper Med, 
Lowpin 
J 
3-Position 
handte 
adjustment 
bracket 
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. 
FoldfonNardfor 
stroage 
Fold 
backward 
Mowing 
position 
Lowerhandle 
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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. 
5.Sparkprugwireis 
disconnected. 
6.Badsparkplug. 
7.Loosebladeorbroken 
bladeadapter. 
8.Controlbarinreleased 
position. 
9.Controlbardefective. 
1.Rearoflawnmower 
housingorcuttingblade 
dragginginheavygrass. 
2.Cuttingtoomuchgrass. 
3.Dirtyairfilter. 
4.Buildupofgrass,leaves, 
andtrashundermower. 
5.Toomuchoilinengine. 
6.Walkingspeedtoofast. 
1.Worn,bentorlooseblade. 
2.Wheelheightsuneven. 
3.Buildupofgrass,leaves 
andtrashundermower. 
f.Worn,bentorlooseblade. 
2.Bentenginecrankshaft. 
16 •Replaceyourgasolinecanifyourcan 
startstorust.Rustand/ordirtinyour 
gasolinewillcauseproblems. 
•Ifpossible,storeyourunitindoorsand 
coverittogiveprotectionfromdustand 
dirt. 
•Coveryourunitwithasuitableprotec- 
tivecoverthatdoesnotretainmois- 
ture.Donotuseplastic.Plasticcannot 
breathewhichallowscondensationto 
formandwillcauseyourunittorust. 
IMPORTANT:Nevercovermowerwhile 
engoneandexhaustareasarestillwarm. 
_,CAUTION:Neverstorethelawnmower 
withgasolineinthetankinsideabuilding 
wherefumesmayreachanopenflameor 
spark.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore 
storinginanyenclosure, 
CORRECTION 
1.Clean/replaceairfilter. 
2.Fillfueltank. 
3.Draintankandrefillwith 
freshcleanfuel. 
4.Drainfueltankand 
carburetorandrefilltank 
withfreshgasoline. 
5.Connectwiretoplug. 
6.Replacesparkplug. 
7.Tightenbladeboltor 
replacebladeadapter. 
8.Depresscontrolbarto 
handle. 
9.Replacecontrolbar. 
1.SettoHigherCut 
position. 
2.SettoHigherCut 
position. 
3.Clean/replaceairfilter. 
4.Cleanundersideofmower 
housing. 
5.Checkoillevel. 
6.Cutatslowerwalking 
speed. 
1.Replaceblade.Tighten 
bladebolt. 
2.Setallwheelsatsame 
height 
3.Cleanundersideof 
mowerhousing. 
1.Replaceblade.Tighten 
bladebolt. 
12.ContactaSearsorother 
qualifiedservicecenter.  
						

							  
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. 
equipped)3.Catchernotventingair.3.Cleangrasscatcher. 
Hardtopush1.t.Raisecuttingheight.  Grassistoohighorwheel 
heightistoolow. 
2.Rearoflawnmower 
housingorbladedragging 
ingrass. 
3.Grasscatchertoofull. 
4.Handleheightpositionnot 
rightforyou. 2.Raiserearoflawnmower 
housingone(1)setting 
higher. 
3.Emptygrasscatcher. 
4,Adjusthandleheightto 
suit. 
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KEYPART 
NO.NO. 
1131696 
2166860X479 
31611(_X479 
4132001 
563601 
6131959 
766426 
87478(_12 
11156577 
12750097 
13850733X004 
14136376 
155179_ 
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1817600406 
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301911_ CRAFTSMANROTARYLAWNMOWER--MODELNO.917.388620 
DESCRIPTION KEYPART 
NO.NO.DESCRIPTION 
ControlBar 
UpperHande 
LowerH_dle 
RogeGuide 
Locknut1/4-20 
HandleBblt 
WireTie 
HexBolt5/16-18x3/4 
EngineZoneControlCable 
HexWasherHeadScrew#10-24x1/2 
Up-StopBracket 
HandleKnob 
HairpinCotter 
SupportBracket 
Sctew 
AxleArmAssembly-LF 
AxleArmAssembly-RF 
RearSkirt 
SelectorSpdng 
RearDoorAssemblyKit(Incl.Springs) 
Locknut5/16-18 
HandleBracketAssembly(Left) 
HandleBracketAssembly(Right) 
Screw1/4-20x3/8 
_1AdjustingBracket-Front 
Spacer 3387877 
34167130X004 
3_5166785 
36160828 
3715116_2 
381643_ 
3983923 
40774OO 
4188652 
42165766 
43165767 
44165912 
4515O406 
4685463 
4763124 
48167131X004 
49151161 
5057143 
5_ 
52175871 
53851084 
5485O263 
56851074 
56165833 
57851514 
58161551 
67166113 
68166755 
7O 
--161(T_8 
--176217 SelectorKnob 
A)deArmASSembly-LR 
Locknut5/16-18 
ShoulderBoft3/16-18 
WheelAssembly 
ShoulderBoft 
FlangedLocknut 
Hu_.ap 
HingeScrew 
Spdng(LH) 
S_ing(RH) 
DoorBblt 
HexHeadThreadRollingScrew3/8-16x1 
DangerDecal 
Nut 
AxleArmAssembly-RR 
Who_ 
WaveWasher 
Nut 
HousingAssembly(Incl.Ref,#17,18&46). 
HexHeadScrew3/8-24x1-3/8Grd.8 
HelicalLockwashor 
HardenedWasher 
21Blade 
BladeAdadter 
Adj_nentBOb 
GrassBag 
CatcherFrame 
Engine-(SeeBreakdown) 
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