Craftsman 138.74544 Operator's Manual page 9

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WARNING: When servicing, use only identical re-
placement parts. Use of any other parts may create
a hazard or cause product damage.
WARNING: Always wear eye protection with side
shields marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to
do so could result in objects being thrown into your
eyes, resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always
remove the battery pack from the product when
cleaning or performing any maintenance.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Before each use, inspect the entire product for damaged,
missing, or loose parts such as screws, nuts, bolts, caps,
etc. Tighten securely all fasteners and caps and do not
operate this product until all missing or damaged parts
are replaced. Please call 1-888-266-7096 or contact an
authorized service center for assistance.
Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most
plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of
commercial solvents and may be damaged by their use.
Use clean cloths to remove dirt, dust, oil, grease, etc.
_IL WARNING: Do not at any time let brake fluids,
gasoline, petroleum-based products, penetrating oils,
etc., come in contact with plastic parts. Chemicals
can damage, weaken or destroy plastic which may
result in serious personal injury.
Only the parts shown on the parts list are intended to
be repaired or replaced by the customer. All other parts
should be replaced at an Authorized Service Center.
TO REPLACE CUTTING LINE
REMOVE THE SPOOL See Figure 14, page ft.
For easy spool replacement we recommend using
Craftsman 71-85967, bump feed replacement spool with
0.065 cutting line. It is factory wound for maximum
reliability.
[] Disconnect the trimmer from the power supply. Turn
trimmer over to access spool head cover.
_1_ WARNING: To avoid injury, ALWAYS turn off and
disconnect the trimmer from the power outlet BEFORE
installing parts or cleaning the trimmer or making any
adjustments.
[] Press the release tabs on the spool head cover and
remove cover, pulling it straight off of spool.
[] Lift the spool out of the spool housing.
REPLACE THE SPOOL
[] Replace the spool with a new factory pre-wound spool,
Craftsman 71-85967, available from your Sears store or
other Craftsman outlet.
[] Insert the end of one line through an eyelet in the spool
housing. Insert the other line through the other eyelet.
[] Insert the spool into housing and press it down gently
until you feel it drop into place.Take care to keep the
line from becoming trapped under the spool.
[] Snap the spool head cover back on and at the same
time pull lines and be sure that they are released from
spool rail notch.
FILLING SPOOL WITH CUTTING LINE
See Figure 15, page iL
Replacement packs of 0.065 inch (1.65mm) Craftsman
Cutting Line 71-85822 are available from your Sears store.
[] Remove the empty spool from the tool as described in
"REMOVE THE SPOOL".
[] Remove any remaining cutting line from the spool.
[] First wind new line onto the uppermost part of the
spool. Feed 3/4 inch of cutting line into one of the line
spool rail notches. Wind the cutting line onto the spool
in the direction of the arrow on the spool. Make sure to
wind the line neatly and in layers Do not crisscross.
FILLING SPOOL WITH CUTTING LINE
See Figure 15, page ft.
[] When the wound cutting line reaches the eyelets
(recesses), cut the line. Temporarily park the line in
the spool rail notch on one side of the spool.
[] Repeat the above procedure for the second cutting
line on the lower section of the spool.
[] Fit the spool onto the tool as described in "REPLACE
THE SPOOL".
STORING THE TRIMMER
[] Clean all foreign material from the trimmer.
[] Store it in a place that is inaccessible to children.
[] Keep away from corrosive agents such as garden
chemicals and de-icing salts.
_L WARNING: Before you begin trimming, only use
the appropriate type of cutting line. Ensure that cutting line
is present in both sections of the spool.
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