Weed Eater 530086828 - Manual (Page 5)

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NOTE: Remove the blade and metal shield
before attaching the plastic shield and trim-
mer head. To remove blade, push in locking
lever and hold. Rotate blade nut until the lock-
ing lever falls into one of the grooves in the
dust cup. Continue to hold the locking lever.
This will keep the shaft from turning while
loosening the blade nut. Remove blade nut
by turning clockwise. Release locking lever.
Remove both washers and blade. To remove
metal shield, loosen and remove the four
mounting screws. See ATTACHING THE
METAL SHIELD and INSTALLATION OF
THE METAL BLADE for illustrations. Be sure
to store all parts and instructions for future use.
ATTACHING THE PLASTIC SHIELD
AND TRIMMER HEAD
WARNING: The shield must be prop-
erly installed. The shield provides partial
protection to the operator and others from the
risk of thrown objects, and is equipped with a
line limiter blade which cuts excess line to the
proper length. The line limiter blade (on un-
derside of shield) is sharp and can cut you.
1. Remove wing nut from shield.
2. Insert bracket into slot on shield.
3. Pivot shield until bolt passes through hole
in bracket.
4. Tighten the wing nut securely.
NOTE: If your unit has a plastic cover over the
threads on the threaded shaft, remove the cov-
ering to expose the threads. Before installing
the trimmer head, make sure the dust cup is
positioned on the gearbox as shown below.
Wing Nut
Dust Cup
Bracket
Slot
Shield Gearbox
NOTE: Make sure all parts are properly
installed as shown in the illustration before
installing the trimmer head.
5. Push in locking lever and hold.
6. Rotate dust cup until the locking lever
falls into one of the grooves .
Locking Lever
7. Continue to hold in locking lever. This will
keep the shaft from turning while tighten-
ing the trimmer head.
8. Thread trimmer head onto the shaft in the
direction shown on the decal. Tighten un-
til secure.
9. Release locking lever.
ASSEMBLY INFORMATION -- WEED
BLADE
WEED
BLADE
NOTE: Remove the trimmer head and plas-
tic shield before attaching the metal shield
and installing one of the weed blades. To re-
move the trimmer head, push in locking lever
and hold. Rotate trimmer head until the lock-
ing lever falls into one of the grooves in the
dust cup. Continue to hold in locking lever.
This will keep the shaft from turning while
loosening the cutting head. To remove the
plastic shield, loosen and remove wing nut.
Pivot shield to release bracket from slot. See
INSTALLATION OF THE CUTTING HEAD
and ATTACHING THE PLASTIC SHIELD for
illustrations. Be sure to store all parts and in-
structions for future use. Never use the trim-
mer head with the metal blade installed.
ATTACHING THE METAL SHIELD
WARNING: The metal shield must
be properly installed on the tool anytime the
tool is used with a blade. The forward tip of the
metal shield helps to reduce the occurrence
of blade thrust which can cause serious injury
such as amputation to the operator or by-
standers. Failure to install the shield in the
position shown can result in serious injury to
the operator. The length of the shield must be
aligned with the length of the tube.
1. Place the metal shield under the gearbox,
and align the screw holes.
Shield
Gearbox
2. Insert and thread the 4 mounting screws
through the holes of the gearbox and the
metal shield. Tighten evenly and secure-
ly with the hex wrench provided.