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REPLACE THE SPOOL
Replace the spool with a new factory
Insert the end of one line through an eyelet in the spool housing. Insert the other line through the other eyelet. Insert the spool into housing and press it down gently until you feel it drop into place.Take care to keep the line from becoming trapped under the spool.
Snap the spool head cover back on and at the same time pull lines and be sure that they are released from spool rail notch.
FILLING SPOOL WITH CUTTING LINE
See Figure 15, page ii.
Replacement packs of 0.065 inch (1.65mm) Craftsman Cutting Line 
Remove the empty spool from the tool as described in
“REMOVE THE SPOOL”.
Remove any remaining cutting line from the spool. First wind new line onto the uppermost part of the spool. Feed 3/4 inch of cutting line into one of the line spool rail notches. Wind the cutting line onto the spool in the direction of the arrow on the spool. Make sure to wind the line neatly and in layers Do not crisscross.
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TO REPLACE CUTTING LINE
REMOVE THE SPOOL See Figure 14, page ii.
For easy spool replacement we recommend using Craftsman
Disconnect the trimmer from the power supply. Turn trimmer over to access spool head cover.
To avoid injury, ALWAYS turn off and disconnect the trimmer from the power outlet BEFORE installing parts or cleaning the trimmer or making any adjustments.
Press the release tabs on the spool head cover and remove cover, pulling it straight off of spool.
Lift the spool out of the spool housing.
FILLING SPOOL WITH CUTTING LINE
See Figure 15, page ii.
When the wound cutting line reaches the eyelets (recesses), cut the line. Temporarily park the line in the spool rail notch on one side of the spool. Repeat the above procedure for the second cutting line on the lower section of the spool.
Fit the spool onto the tool as described in “REPLACE THE SPOOL”.
Before you begin trimming, only use the appropriate type of cutting line. Ensure that cutting line is present in both sections of the spool.
