Toro PowerPlex 51482 - Maintenance and Care; Replacing the Spool

Maintenance
Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:
1.Removethebatteryfromthetrimmer.
2.Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Do
nothosethetrimmerdownorsubmergeitin
water.
CAUTION
Thelinecutoffbladeonthedeectoris
sharpandcancutyou.
Donotuseyourhandstocleanthe
deectorshieldandblade.
3.Wipeorscrapecleanthecuttingheadareaany
timethereisanaccumulationofdebris.
4.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartis
damagedorlost,repairorreplaceit.
5.Brushdebrisawayfromairintakeventsand
exhaustonmotorhousingtopreventthemotor
fromoverheating.
ReplacingtheSpool
Useonly2mm(0.08inch)diametermonolament
string.Usetheoriginalmanufacturer’sreplacement
stringforbestperformance(ToroPartNo.88546).
Important:Usingalargerdiameterstringcauses
themotortooverheatandfail.
1.Removethebattery.
2.Pushinthetabonthesideofthespoolretainer
(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.Spoolretainer
4.Tab
2.Spool5.Linecutoffblade
3.Slot
3.Pullthespoolretaineruptoremoveitand
removethespool.
4.Toinstallthenewspool,makesurethatthe
stringiscapturedin1oftheretainingslotson
thenewspool.Makesuretheendofthestring
extendsapproximately152mm(6inches).
5.Installthenewspoolsothatthestringaligns
withtheeyeletinthestringhead.Threadthe
stringintotheeyelet.
6.Pullthestringextendingfromthestringheadso
thatthestringreleasesfromtheslotinthespool.
7.Installthespoolretainerbypressingthetabs
intotheslotsandpushingdownuntilthespool
retainerclicksintoplace.
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