Poulan 1600 User Manual - Page 15

e.

Make

sure

the

line

saver

is

in

place

and

installed

correctly,

then

insert

the

end

of

the

line

in

the

line

saver

as

shown

in

Figure

18.

Place

spool

in

housing.

Press

spool

down.

Turn

and

lock

spool

under

lugs

on

drive

gear.

f.

Replace

the

tap

button;

press

lock

tab

and

install

the

lock

ring.

Tum

thelock

ring

clocicwise

Pisik

and

fasten

under

all

four

catches

on

the

housing.

Figures

18

&

19.

g.

Check

to

be

sure

the

lock

ring

is

properly

installed

by

attempting

to

turn

the

ring

counterclockwise

rim

and

pulling

on

it.

Reinstall

properly

if

the

lock

ring

comes

off.

Figure

19.

A

WARNING

The

lock

ring

must

be

fastened

under

all

four

catches

on

housing.

If

installed

incorrectly,

the

lock

ring

can

fl

y

off.

h.

Pull

on

theline

to

change

the

spool

from

the

locked

posi-

tion

to

the

operating

position.

Figure

20.

i.

Obtain

correct

line

length

by

pressing

tap

button

and

pull-

ing

on

the

1

ine

again.

NOTE:

Each

time

the

tap

button

is

pressed,

approx-

imately

2

inches

of

line

can

be

pulled

from

the

trimmer

head.

Figure

20.

2.

Spool

Replacement

a.

Replace

the

spool

when

the

square

corners

of

the

lugs

are

rounded

off,

reduced

in

size,

orbroken

off.

Figure

21.

b.

To

replace

the

spool,

follow

"Installing

Spool

w/Line:"

3. Line Replacement/Repair

a.

To

replace

the

line

on

existing

spool:

(.)Follow

"Installing

Spool

w/Line,"

steps

"a

-d:'

and

remove

any

line

remaining

on

the

spool.

2

-)Use

a

40

foot

length

of

WEED

EATER®

.080"

diameter

trimmer

line.

3.)Insert

1/16

to

1/8

inch

of

the

end

of

the

line

through

the

hole

in

the

inner

rim

of

the

spool.

Allow

no

more

than

1/8

inch

of

line

to

extend

beyond

the

rim

to

avoid

interference

with

the

drive

gear.

4.)Wrap

the

line

evenly

onto

spool

in

a

clockwise

di

rec-

tion

as

shown

by

arrow

on

spool.

Figure

22.

NOTE:

Wrap

line

firmly

and

evenly

for

proper

line

feed.

5.)Follow

"Installing

Spool

w/Line:'

steps

b.

If the line breaks off or backs up in the Trimmer

Head,

follow

"Installing

Spool

w/Line;

steps

"a

-d:'

Pull

slack

in

line

until

the

line

is

tightly

wound

on

spool,

leaving

4-6

inches

of

extended

line.

Continue

with

steps

"e-i'

TURN

LOCK

RISC

CLOCKWISE

TO

INSTALL

fin

Figure

19

-

s-r.

APPROXIMATELY

2

INCHES

OF

LINE

CAN

BE

PULLED

FROM

THE

TRIMMER

HEAD

EACH

TIME

THE

TAP

BUTTON

V

---

-

IS

PRESSED.

TAP

BUTTON

Figure

20

LUG

NORMAL

SPOOL

0

LUG

WORN

SPOOL

Figure

21

1/8"

WRAP

LINE

ON

SPOOL

AS

SHOWN

BY

ARROW

Figure 22

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