How do you remove spool from weed eater feather lite?
The manual is available here in PDF form:
http://www.mowersdirect.com/Toro-51346/p2902.html
Here's a review I left there for the trimmer:
TITLE:
Many tools needed (to remove spool)!!!
STORY:
Toro's big selling point for this thing is that there are "No
tools needed" to remove the trimmer spool cap.
FROM THE OWNER'S MANUAL:
1. Twist the cap off counterclockwise.
2. Remove the cap & spool.
BULL!
I had to use an 18" pipe wrench and a pair of 14" Channel Locks
to get the thing off! (actual sizes!) The cheap plastic cap threads
warp and jam the cap on. Believe it or not, other than this, it's a
pretty good homeowners trimmer... AND it takes a beating. Like the
four times I threw it 30 feet in frustration. But, unless you have
these huge tools and some mechanical ability, you'll be throwing it
in the trash.
To remove the trimmer head: Put Channel Locks on "fins" &
put pipe wrench on cap. Use as much force as a herd of elephants
and turn counterclockwise. Just when your eyeballs are about to
shoot out of your skull, the cap should loosen. When I reassembled
it, I sprayed the threads with WD-40 and then LOADED ALL THE
THREADS with bearing grease. I used a lot so to try to keep dirt
from getting through the grease and onto the threads themselves. I
will have to wait until I have to change the string again to find
out if this helps. Hopefully I will never have to!
One last thing: Thanks Mowers Direct for having the owner's
manual available!
