Assemly - Craftsman 151.98837 Operator's Manual

WARNING!
sure that the grass trimmer is switched off
and the battery is removed. If any parts
are damaged or missing, do not operate
this product until the parts are replaced.
Failure to heed this warning can result in
serious personal injury. Do not attempt to
modify this product or create accessories not
recommended for use with this product.
Any such alteration or modification is misuse
and could result in a hazardous condition
leading to possible serious personal injury.
Always remove battery pack from your tool
when you are assembling parts, making
adjustments, cleaning, or when not in use.
Removing battery pack will prevent accidental
starting that could cause serious personal
injury. Never operate without the proper
safety devices in place and working. Never
operate with damaged safety devices. Failure
to heed this warning can result in serious
personal injury.
ASSEMBLY
Before assembly, make ATTACH AUXILIARY HANDLE
See Figures 2-3, page ii
■ Open the locking knob on the auxiliary
handle. Rotate knob counterclockwise to
unscrew it from bolt. Remove bolt from
handle.
■ Push the auxiliary handle onto the upper
shaft. Rotate the handle so that the inside tab
fits into the ridge in the upper shaft. Be sure
that handle is in upright position on shaft.
■ Insert the bolt back into the handle and
screw bolt back into the locking knob. Do not
overtighten bolt into knob or knob will not
close.
■ Slide handle along shaft ridge to preferred
position for use. Clamp down locking knob to
secure handle to shaft.
CONNECT UPPER AND LOWER SHAFT
See Figure 4, page ii
■ Align the triangle cutout on the upper shaft
with the triangle cutout on the lower shaft.
■ Insert the upper shaft into the lower shaft
as far as it will go. The tab on the upper shaft
will fit into the slot on the lower shaft.
■ Push locking collar on upper shaft forward
onto locking threads on lower shaft. Turn
collar clockwise until fully tightened to
securely fasten shafts together.
8 ― English