Craftsman 172.74544 - Manual (Page 21)

OPERATION cont.
TO REPLACE CUTTING LINE (Fig. 14)
REMOVETHE SPOOL
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.
1. Disconnect the trimmer from the power supply. Turn trimmer over
to access spool head cover.
A\ 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.
Spool Head Cover
Release
tabs
Spool
2. Press the release tabs on the spool head
cover and remove cover, pulling it straight
off of spool.
3. Lift the spool out of the spool housing.
REPLACE THE SPOOL
1. Replace the spool with a new
factory pre-wound spool. Craftsman
71-85967, available from your
Sears store or other Craftsman outlet.
2. Insert the end of one line through
an eyelet in the spool housing.
Insert the other line through the
other eyelet.
3. 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.
4. 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
(Figs. 15)
You may wind new cutting line onto an empty
spool. Replacement packs of 0.065 inch
(1.65mm) Craftsman Cutting Line 71-85822
are available from your Sears store.
1. Remove the empty spool from the tool
as described in “REMOVE THE SPOOL” above.
2. Remove any remaining cutting line from the spool.
3. 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 (see Fig. 15).
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Eyelet
Cutting Line