MAINTENANCE
WARNING:
Do not at any time let brake fluids, gasoline, petroleum- based products, penetrating oils, etc., come in contact with plastic parts. Chemicals can damage, weaken or de- stroy plastic which may result in serious personal injury.
You can often make adjustments and repairs described here. For other repairs, have the trimmer serviced by an authorized service dealer.
SPOOL REPLACEMENT REEL-EASY™ TAP ADVANCE SYSTEM
See Figures 7 - 9.
If replacing line only, refer to Line Replacement later in this manual.
Use only .080 in.
Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire for gas power heads or disconnect the plug from the power source for electric power heads. Hold the string head and unscrew the spool retainer.
To remove the spool retainer:
Turn the spool retainer counterclockwise.
Remove the empty spool from the string head.
NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the string head housing from the drive shaft.
Insert the new spool into the string head.
NOTE: Make sure the arrows on the spool are aligned with the eyelets in the string head housing. Push down and hold the spool and housing together while complet- ing the installation.
Reinstall the spool retainer to secure.
To install the spool retainer:
Turn the spool retainer clockwise.
Install line as described in Line Replacement.
LINE REPLACEMENT
See Figures 9 - 11.
Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire for gas power heads or disconnect the plug from the power source for electric power heads.
Rotate the spool clockwise as necessary to align the arrows on the spool with the eyelets in the string head housing.
nCut one piece of trimmer line 10 ft. long. Insert the line into the eyelet on the string trimmer housing. Push until the end of the line comes out the other side of the string head. Pull the line from the other side until equal amounts of line appear on both sides of the spool.
Rotate the spool clockwise to wind the line on the spool until approximately 6 in. of line is showing on each side.
Push the spool retainer down while pulling on line(s) to manually advance the line and to check for proper as- sembly of the string head.
STORING THE ATTACHMENT
See Figure 12.
There are two ways to hang the attachment for storage.
Tousethehangercap,pushinthebuttonandplacethehang- er cap over the end of the attachment shaft. Slightly rotate the cap from side to side until the button locks into place.
The secondary hole in the attachment shaft can be used for hanging purposes as well.
Store the attachment in a
Keep away from corrosive agents such as garden chemi- cals and deicing salts.
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