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ASSEMBLYINFORMATION --
TRIMMERHEAD
TRIMMER
HEAD
NOTE:Remove the blade and metal s hield be-
fore attaching the plastic shield and trimmer
head.To removeblade, align hole in the dust
cupwith the hole in the side of the gearbox by
rotatingthe blade. Insert a small screwdriver
intoaligned holes. Thiswillkeepthe shaft from
turning while loosening the blade nut. Remove
blade nut by turning clockwise. Remove the
screwdriver. R emove both washers and blade.
Toremove metal shield, loosen and r emovet he
four mounting screws. See ATTACHING THE
METALSH IELD and INSTALLATION OF THE
METALBLADE for illustr ations. Be sure to s tore
all parts and instructions for future us e.
ATTACHINGTHE PLASTIC SHIELD
ANDTRIMMERHEAD
WARNING: The shield must be prop-
erly installed. The shield provides partial
protectionto the oper ator andother s from the
risk of thrown objects, and is equipped with a
linelimiter blade which cuts ex cess line to the
proper length. The line limiter blade (on un-
derside of shield) is sharp and can cut you.
1. Removewing nut fr om shield.
2. Insertbrack et into slot on shield.
3. Pivotshield until bolt passes through hole
in bracket.
Bracket
Slot
Shield
4. Reinstallwing nut and tighten s ecurely.
WingNut
NOTE: If your unit has a plastic cover over
thethreads on the threaded s haft, remove the
coveringto ex pose the threads. Before instal-
lingthe trimmer head, make sure the dust c up
and retaining washer are positioned on the
gearbox as shown below.
Retaining
Washer
DustCup
Gearbox
Aligned Holes
NOTE: Make sure all parts are properly
installed as shown in the illustration before
installing the trimmer head.
5. Alignhole in the dust cup with the hole in the
sideof the gearbox by rotating the dus t cup.
6. Insert a small screwdriver into aligned
holes. This will keep the shaft from turn-
ingw hile tightening trimmer head.
7. Whileholding the screwdriver in position,
threadtrimmer head onto the s haft int he
direction shown on the decal (counter-
clockwise looking from bottom of unit).
Tightenuntil s ecure.
NOTE: The retaining washer must be posi-
tioned with the raised section facing toward the
gearbox.
ASSEMBLYINFORMATION -- WEED
BLADE
WEED
BLADE
NOTE: Remove the trimmer head and plastic
shield before attaching the metal shield and
installing the weed blade. Tor emove the trim-
merhead, align hole in the dust cup with t he hole