Connecting the Throttle Cable
Remove The Cylinder Cover
1. Remove the spark plug cap, then loosen
the cylinder cover knob (about a dozen
turns needed).
. Lift the corner of the cylinder cover just
below the muffler as shown, and lift off
the cylinder cover.
Assembly
Trimmer Head
Install the Trimmer Head.
1. Turn the unit over so that the gear Case
output shaft faces UP.
. Remove the shaft bolt and bolt guard us-
ing the combination spark plug wrench/
screwdriver.
3. Rotate the holder until the hole in the
holder aligns with the notch on the gear
Case flange. Use the long end of the hex
wrench to lock the output shaft in posi-
tion.
IMPORTANT!
The trimmer head has a left-hand thread.
Turn the trimmer head counter-clockwise
to install and clockwise to remove.
4. While holding the hex wrench, thread
the trimmer head onto the output shaft,
turning counter-clockwise.
Connect The Throttle Cable.
1. Loop the ribbed cable assembly to the
top left side of the engine. Notice that
the black ground wire (with a ring
fitting on the end) is located between
the two cable adjuster nuts as shown
below.
Ignition
Ground
Lead
Cable
Adjuster
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. Connect the S-shaped end of the throttle
cable to the throttle lever on top of the
carburetor as shown below.
Throttle
Cable End
Holder A
5. Using hand pressure only, tighten the
trimmer head firmly on the gearshaft.
6. Remove the hex wrench.
3. Turn the cable adjuster nuts sufficiently
for the throttle cable to fit in the notch
on the fan cover. Make sure the ignition
ground lead is located on the rearward
side of the notch. Then, connect the
male fitting of the black ignition wire
into the female fitting of the red wire
attached to the engine.
Install the
black wire
between the
two cable
adjusters.
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CAUTION!
Adjust and tighten the cable nuts to
allow approximately 4 ~ 6 mm free play
at the throttle trigger.
Thread
on the
trimmer
Shaft Bolt
head
Bolt Guard
Output
Shaft
Holder B
7. Adjust the trimmer line length to reach
no further than the line cutter on the
cutting attachment shield. Trim to the
correct length if necessary.
Red Wire
Spark Plug
Wire
Black Wire
Connector
Holder
B
Holder
A
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