1. Shut the engine off and lay unit in the ground with the head assembly up.
2. Hold drum of cutting head and firmly turn spool clockwise until it disengages from the inner drive. Pull spool from drum. Do not push in on spool when turning as this can damage the head and render it inoperable.
3. Use piece of new nylon line 6m (20 ft) long and thread through the molded loop on the spool. Pull line tight and adjust so one end is 15cm (6 in) longer than the other.
4. Hold the spool opening towards you and place index finger between the two strands and wind line, tightly and evenly, in direction of arrow marked “CC”.
5. Stop when approximately 15-20 cm (6-8 in) of line remains and place ends of line in notches in spool.
6. Feed ends of line through the housing eyelets and place spool over drive. Align pegs on drive with notches in spool and push spool into drum.
7. Pull both lines until they come free from notches in spool.

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