Poulan 1400T User Manual - Page 14

D.

LINE

REPLACEMENT

•

For

proper

line

feed:

—

Use

only

genuine

Weed

Eater®

pre

-wound

spools

and

bulk

line.

Use

of

other

spools

or

line

can

result

in

excessive

breakage,

line

welding,

and

improper

line

feed.

—Pre-wound

spools

offer

the

most

convenient

method

for

replacing

line

as

well

as

optimum

per-

formance.

•

Always

dean

dirt

and

debris

from

the

spool

and

hub

when

performing

any

type

maintenance.

I

-Installing

Spool

fl

ing

a.

Hold

the

Trimmer

Head

as

shown

in

Figure

16.

Press

the

Lock

Tab

and

turn

Cover

counterclockwise

b.

Remove

the

Lock

Ring

and

Spool.

Figure

17.

c.

Clean

dirt

and

debris

from

all

parts.

Inspect

all

Trim-

mer

Head

parts

for

damage.

Replace

damaged

parts.

A

WARNING

Trimmer

head

parts

that

are

chipped,

cracked,

or

damaged

in

any

way

can

fl

y

apart

and

cause

serious

injury.

Do

not

use.

Replace

damaged

parts

before

using

the

tool.

d.

Insert

the

end

of

the

Line

in

the

Line

Exit

Hole

as

shown

in

Figure

18.

Place

Spool

in

Hub

.Make

sure

the

Trim-

mer

Line

is

not

caught

between

the

rim

of

theSpool

and

the

Hub.

e.

Align

the

Lock

Ring

over

the

three

Catches

on

the

Hub.

Push

the

Lock

Ring

down

on

the

Hub

and

turn

clockwise

elk

.

Figures

16

and

17.

Check

to

mainn

sure

all

thnsa

C

at

ch

es

and

the

Lock

Tab

are

properly

fastened

(as

shown

in

Figure

19)

by

attempting

to

turn

the

Lock

Ring

counterclock-

wise

41

--es

and

pulling

on

it.

Then

test

the

Lock

Ring

by

trying

to

turn

it

counterclockwise

AWARNING

All

three

catches

must

be

fastened

and

the

lock

tab

latched

on

to

the

lock

ring.

If

installed

incorrectly,

the

lock

ring

can

fl

y

off

and

become

a

dangerous

missile.

g.

Pull

on

the

Line

to

change

the

Spool

from

the

locked

position

to

the

operating

position.

Figure

20.

h.

Obtain

correct

line

length

by

pressing

Tap

Button

and

pulling

on

the

Line

again.

NOTE:

Each

time

the

Tap

Button

is

pressed,

approx-

imately

2

inches

of

line

can

be

pulled

from

the

Trim-

mer

Head.

Figure

20.

Turn

Lock

Ring

counterclockwise

*UR.

to

remove

\

\

i

Turn

Lock

Ring

clockwise

rink

to

replace

LOCK

TAB

Figure

16

SPOOL

.at

CATCHES

LOCK

RIM;

4

a

HUB

Figure

17

LINE

EXIT

HOLE

•

LOCK

TAB

Figure

18

rr

W

Alai

WCK

TAE

Figure

19

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