Removing The Spool; Replacing The Spool - Craftsman Weedwacker 172.74536 Operator's Manual

REMOVING THE SPOOL (Fig. 8)
z_ WARNING:To avoid injury, ALWAYS turn off and disconnect the
trimmer from the power outlet BEFORE installing or changing the
trimmer spool or making any adjustments.
1. Unplug the power cord and turn the
trimmer over to access the cutting line.
2. To remove the spool housing retainer,
press in on the two tabs located across
from each other on the retainer. Lift up,
remove and set to one side.
3. Remove spool from spool housing.
4. Note that the spring inside the middle
of the spool housing is loose and
comes out easily.
Fig. 8
Spool
line
1
Spool
housing
retainer
housing
REPLACING THE SPOOL (Fig. 9)
I _WARNING:To avoid injury, ALWAYS turn off and disconnect the
• trimmer from the power outlet BEFORE installing or changing the
trimmer spool or making any adjustments;
1. Replace the spool with a new pre-wound
spool (Craftsman Spool 71-85967). Spool
is available at Sears Stores or other
Craftsman outlets.
2. Insert the end of one cutting line through
one of the eyelets in the spool housing.
Insert the other end of the cutting line
through the other eyelet.
3. Place the spool over the middle of the
spool housing (with the spring inside).
Once spool is over the middle of the
spool housing, pull the cutting lines to
release them from the spool rail notches.
Line up the tabs of the spool housing
retainer with the cut out parts of the
housing and press firmly. Make sure the
two sections of the line are not caught
between the housing and the housing
retainer.
Fig. 9
Spool
15