Echo GT-22G Operator's Manual

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14Replacing nylon line1. Pawl. 2. Cover. 3. Housing.(1)Press "retaining pawls" (at two places) inward and lift cover to remove it.It is easier to remove one after another.4. Spool(2)Remove spool.(3)When nylon line on the spool is almost exhausted, remove remaining line from spool andwind "new line" according to the procedures (4) and beyond.When the line on the spool is "melted and stuck" remove the entire line while peeling off the"melted and stuck" portion and wind the "removed line" anew according to procedures (4)and beyond.5. Bent portion. 6. Notch nylon line. 7. Intermediate separator.(4)Bend the line at the point 10 cm away from the middle of whole length and hook the bentportion into the "notch" of the intermediate separator.8. Winding direction for the line. 9. If wound unfirmly, the line loosens.10. Wind firmly into respective groove.(5)Wind the line firmly into groove of the spool following "winding direction for the line ".11. Respective notch(6)When the line is wound to the end hook both line ends into respective notch of spool forretaining tentatively the line while leaving line ends approximately 10 cm beyond notch.12. Eyelets(7)Align notches of spool for the line with grooves of eyelets and fit spool into cover.(8)Pull out the line from spool.(A) Remove the line from "respective notch of spool" and (B) pass it through "groove ofrespective eyelet".13. Recesses. 14. Window.(9)Fit cover and housing together.(C) Align "eyelets" of cover with "recesses" of housing, and (D) press pawls of housing intorespective window of cover until the pawls are firmly fitted into the windows.DANGER Shut down trimmer engine without fail and make sure cutting head has stoppedrotating before starting replacement procedure. Make sure each outer periphery of pawls of housing spreads almost fully up to theouter periphery of respective window of cover.If they are loosely fitted and the cutting head is turned, cover or inside componentscan fly off which is dangerous.