Toro PowerPlex Series - Maintenance; 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(0.080inch)diametermonolament
string.UseToroPartNo.88545replacementstring
forbestperformance.
Important:Usingalargerdiameterstringcauses
themotortooverheatandfail.
1.Removethebattery.
2.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespool
retainingcover(Figure18).
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Figure19
1.Eyelet4.Tabs
2.Spool5.Linecutoffblade
3.Spoolretainingcover
3.Pullthespoolretainingcoveruptoremoveit
andremovethespool.
4.Installthenewspoolsothatthestringaligns
withtheeyeletinthestringhead.Threadthe
stringintotheeyelet.
5.Verifythattheendofthestringextends
approximately152mm(6inches)beyondthe
slot.
6.Pullthestringextendingfromthestringheadso
thatthestringreleasesfromtheslotinthespool.
7.Installthespoolretainerbypressingthetabs
intotheslotsandpushingdownuntilthespool
retainerclicksintoplace.
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