Maintenance - Makita DUR365U Instruction Manual

Attachment of shoulder harness
Fig.21
Wear the shoulder harness on your left shoulder. Make
sure that the buckle cannot be taken off with pulling it off.
Hang the tool as shown.
Fig.22
The buckle is provided with a means of quick release.
Simply squeeze the sides of the buckle to release the
tool.
Adjustment of the hanger position and shoulder
harness
To change the hanger position, loosen the fixing screw
on the hanger with the supplied wrench and then move
the hanger and the cushion. The cushion can be moved
easily by twisting it.

MAINTENANCE

WARNING:
Always be sure that the tool is switched off
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and battery cartridge is removed before
attempting to
maintenance on the tool. Failure to switch off
and remove the battery cartridge may result in
serious personal injury from accidental start-up.
NOTICE:
Never use gasoline, benzine, thinner, alcohol or
the like. Discoloration, deformation or cracks may
result.
Replacing the nylon cord
WARNING:
Make sure that the cover of the nylon cutting
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head is secured to the housing properly as
described below. Failure to properly secure the
cover may cause the nylon cutting head to fly
apart resulting in serious personal injury.
Fig.23
Take off cover from housing, pressing two latches which
are slotted section oppositely on side of housing.
Fig.24
Cut a nylon line in 3-6 m. Fold the cutting line in two
halves, leave one of half longer 80-100 mm than
another.
Fig.25
Hook the middle of the new nylon cord to the notch
located at the center of the spool between the 2
channels provided for the nylon cord.
Wind both ends firmly around the spool in the direction
marked on the head for left hand direction indicated by LH.
Fig.26
Wind all but about 100 mm of the cords, leaving the
ends temporarily hooked through a notch on the side of
the spool.
perform inspection
Fig.27
Mount the spool on the cover so that the grooves and
protrusions on the spool match up with those on the
cover. Now, unhook the ends of the cord from their
temporary position and feed the cords through the
eyelets to come out of the cover.
Fig.28
Align the protrusion on the underside of the cover with
the slots of the eyelets. Then push the cover firmly onto
the housing to secure it. Make sure the latches fully
spread in the cover.
Replacing the blade for plastic blade
Fig.29
Replace the blade when it is worn out or broken.
To maintain product SAFETY and RELIABILITY, repairs,
any other maintenance or adjustment should be
performed by Makita Authorized Service Centers,
always using Makita replacement parts.
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