Craftsman 358.799461 Operator's Manual page 10

TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE
,_WARNING: Always stop unit and disconnect from the power source before
performing all of the recommended remedies below except remedies that re-
quire unit to be operating.
TROUBLE
Semi-automatic
head stops
under a load or
does not turn
when switch is
pressed.
Line does not
advance or
breaks while
cutting.
CAUSE REMEDY
1. Crowding trimmer line 1. Allow tip of line to do the cutting.
against material being
cut.
2. Electrical failure. 2. Contact your Sears Service Center.
3. Thrown circuit breaker. 3. Check Breaker Box.
4. Debris stopping head. 4. Remove debris.
1. Check line routing.
2. Rewind line tightly and evenly.
1. Line improperly routed
in head.
2. Line improperly
wound onto spool.
3. Incorrect line size
4. Not enough line
outside of head.
5. Dirt buildup on unit.
1. Line size is incorrect.
2. Incorrect spool.
3. Line is being crowded
against material being
cut.
1. Line improperly
routed in head.
2. Spool damaged.
1. Line improperly routed
in head.
2. Line size is incorrect.
3. Crowding line against
material being cut.
4. Spool worn or damaged.
Use only .065 in. (1.65mm) dia. line.
Remove cover and pull 4 in.
(10 cm) of line out of head.
Clean unit.
Use only .065 in. (1.65mm) dia. line.
Replace with correct spool.
Cut with tip of line fully extended.
5.
Line welds onto 1.
spool. 2.
3.
Line releases 1. Check line routing.
continuously.
2. Replace spool.
Line usage is 1. Check line routing.
excessive.
2. Replace spool.
3. Cut with tip of line fully extended.
4. Replace spool.
Line pulls back 1. Too little line outside 1. Remove cover and pull 4 in.
into head. of head. (10 cm) of line outside of head.
2. Line size incorrect. 2. Use only .065 in. (1.65 mm) dia. line.
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