Trimmer Head Installation; Shield Installation - Craftsman WEEDWACKER 358.797121 Operator's Manual

26cc gas weedwacker
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HEAD
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F_ures
8 _ 9
a_ Place the Dust Cup on the Drive Shaft Housing
over the hex nut that is assembled
on the Arbor
Shaft. Figure
8 (inset)
b Thread the Trimmer
Head onto the Arbor Shaft
in a clockwise
direction
Hand tighten
firmly
against the Dust Cup
Figure 7
d
Hold the Dust Cup with a Wrench to keep the
Arbor'
Shaft
from
turning
and
tighten
head
securely
Figure 8
NOTE:
Unless Trimmer' Head is tightened
ade-
quately, it can unthread
when engine is started or
stopped
If this situation occms, reinstall Trimmer
Head and tighten more securely
Press the Pap Button and pull a mininmm
of 4
inches of Line from the Trimmer
Head+ Figure
9_ Approximately
2 inches of line can be advanced
each time the Tap Button is pressed
NOTE______S+:
To remove Trimmer
Head,
hold Dust
Cup with a wrench and unthread Trimmer
Head.
5. $Meld
,-, Fllgure
10
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Failure to install the shield in the position shown
in
Figures
8 and I1 can result in serious injury to the
operator. The length of the shield must be aligned with
the length of the drive shaft housing. Direct the widest
part of the shield toward the engine.
[CA_ON:
l The Line Limiter (on the underside
of the shield) is sharp and can cut you.
a Match the Key (Raised area) on the Shield with
the Keyway ("V" slot) on the Drive Shaft Hous-
ing Figure
10 (inset)
b Rest the bottom of the Shield on top of the shoulder
of the Drive Shaft Housing above the Dust Cup,
d,
NOTE: The bottom of the Shield must rest on top of
the shoulder' of' the Drive Shaft Housing
Install the Shield retaining Bracket and Screws as
shown in Figure
10
NOI'E: It is easier to start the Screws with a screw-
driver and finish tightening
with a 3/8" wrench
Tighten the Screws evenly and securely.
NOTE:
A small space may be left between the
Bracket
and the Shield when hardware
is fully
tightened
DRIVE
ARBOR
SHAVF f
SHAFT
Figure
8
Approxim_y
2 inches of line
_TAP
BtYlTON
Figure
9
WIDEST PART
HARDWARE SHOWN :
OF SHIELD
ACTUAL SIZE
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scow
SHOt LDER .....
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KEYWA¥_
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Figure
10

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