Taurondir Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Issue with with the head assembly to change the line. I can't get it unscrewed, it just "spins" loose, does not seem to be unscrewing from anything Bunning still sells extra heads -- https://www.bunnings.co.nz/ryobi-line-trimmer-accessory-line-head-elt-plt_p00510075 but even if the head WAS a problem because of age or similar, how the HECK do I change it if I cant get it off? Well, answer is "smashing the plastic" but Id like to leave that as a last resort as I assume the problem is me not doing something right, not the head assembly. Its old. Has not been used in 9? plus years. Bought by dad, and I got it off mum. Was in a closed Shed (protected from elements) but is technically "new". I think it was used for 2-3 months only before mum got something lighter as she was straining her arm. The manual tells me the bottom knob should unscrew anti-clockwise but when I do I can see the whole shaft spinning so everything turns without the knob doing anything. I keep thinking I am doing something stupid or missing something obvious. I try treating it like a safety cap and pushing it down and pulling a bit before spinning it, of course while holding the line holder still, but nothing. Halp! EDIT: I'm seeing basically the same problem as the one on this vid. I actually tried the same thing even bofore seeing this, but I was not really applying a high level of force while doing it JUST IN CASE it was not the actual problem. If other people have done this, then I still would need to get better pliers to try it as I was just using some cheap needle nose ones and the shaft still seemed to be spinning. Again was NOT using massive amounts of force. Marco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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