Stihl FSA 65 Instruction Manual page 19

Assembling the mowing head
N Fit the empty spool in the mowing
head (3).
If the spring (4) has popped out:
N
Push the spring into the spool (2) as
far as stop.
FSA 65, FSA 85
Winding line onto spool
3
4
2
3
3
5
N Use green-coded nylon line with a
diameter of 2.0 mm.
N Cut two 2.5 m lengths of line from
the replacement reel (special
accessory).
N Rotate the spool (2)
counterclockwise until the two arrow
points are in alignment.
N Push the straight end of each line
through one sleeve (5) in the
mowing head (3) until you feel a
noticeable resistance – and then
continue pushing as far as stop.
N Hold the mowing head steady.
N Rotate the spool counterclockwise
until the shortest line is about
10 cm.
N If necessary, cut the longer line to a
length of about 10 cm.
The mowing head is now full.
Mounting the Mowing Head
8
6
7
9
N Slip the mowing head (6) over the
shaft (7) and engage hex recess (8)
on the external hexagon (9).
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