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Craftsman Trimmers User's Manual - 138.74544.
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TO REPLACE CUTTING LINE
REMOVE THE SPOOL

For easy spool replacement we recommend using 
Craftsman 71-85967, bump feed replacement spool with 
0.065 cutting line. It is factory wound for maximum 
reliability.

Disconnect the trimmer from the power supply. Turn
trimmer over to access spool head cover.

REPLACE THE SPOOL

FILLING SPOOL WITH CUTTING LINE

FILLING SPOOL WITH CUTTING LINE

Replace the spool with a new factory pre-wound spool,
Craftsman 71-85967, available from your Sears store or
other Craftsman outlet.
Insert the end of one line through an eyelet in the spool
housing. Insert the other line through the other eyelet.
Insert the spool into housing and press it down gently
until you feel it drop into place.Take care to keep the 
line from becoming trapped under the spool.

Snap the spool head cover back on and at the same
time pull lines and be sure that they are released from
spool rail notch.

Replacement packs of 0.065 inch (1.65mm) Craftsman 
Cutting Line 71-85822 are available from your Sears store.

Remove the empty spool from the tool as described in
“REMOVE THE SPOOL”.
Remove any remaining cutting line from the spool.
First wind new line onto the uppermost part of the
spool. Feed 3/4 inch of cutting line into one of the line 
spool rail notches. Wind the cutting line onto the spool 
in the direction of the arrow on the spool. Make sure to 
wind the line neatly and in layers Do not crisscross.

     When the wound cutting line reaches the eyelets 
     (recesses), cut the line. Temporarily park the line in 
     the spool rail notch on one side of the spool.
     Repeat the above procedure for the second cutting 
     line on the lower section of the spool.
     Fit the spool onto the tool as described in “REPLACE
     THE SPOOL”.

Press the release tabs on the spool head cover and
remove cover, pulling it straight off of spool.
Lift the spool out of the spool housing.

                              To avoid injury, ALWAYS turn off and 
disconnect the trimmer from the power outlet BEFORE 
installing parts or cleaning the trimmer or making any 
adjustments.

                              Before you begin trimming, only use 
the appropriate type of cutting line. Ensure that cutting
line is present in both sections of the spool.

See Figure 14, page ii.

See Figure 15, page ii.

See Figure 15, page ii.

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