Replacing The String - Toro 51480A Operator's Manual

6. Pull the strings extending from the string head so that the
strings release from the slots in the spool.
7. Install the spool retainer by pressing the tabs into the slots
and pushing down on the spool until the spool retainer clicks
into place.

Replacing the String

Important:
Use only 1.65 mm (0.065 inch) diameter
monofilament string. Do not use any other gauge or type of
string, as this could damage the trimmer.
1. Remove the spool; refer to
2. Remove any string remaining on the spool.
3. Insert the string into the anchor hole in the upper part of
the spool (Figure 12).
1. Slot in upper spool flange
2. Hole
Note:
Wind the string onto the spool in the direction
shown by the arrows on the spool.
Note:
The spool can accept up to 4.6 m (15 ft) of string.
4. Place the string ends in the slots on the upper spool flange,
leaving about 152 mm (6 inches) beyond the slot.
Note:
Do not overfill the spool. After winding the string,
there should be at least 6 mm (1/4 inch) between each of the
wound strings and the outside edge of the spool.
5. Replace the spool and the spool retainer; refer to
the Spool (page 8).
Replacing the Spool (page
Figure 12
3. Slot in lower spool flange
8).
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