Hello, here's a link to a visual, step by step replacement. I'm about to do the same thing for my craftsman mulcher, but the engine type is really what you need to know-- mine is a 6.75 hp Eager-1, 143.006706 model number. You can find this on the side of the engine housing.
http://www.cockeyed.com/lessons/mower/mower01.shtml
Nina, the do-it-herselfer
Nina Is Mighty, May 2007