Head Removal - Ryobi Weed Wacker String Trimmer String Replacement
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- čas přidán 15. 03. 2024
- I'm asked all the time how to remove the head to access the spool on the Ryobi Weed Wacker String Trimmer. Here's how.
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I didn't need to shave it down. A squirt of WD40 on the 2 sets of indentations and it moves like butter. Great video, thanks!
So glad it helped, Keith. Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks for keeping it simple.
Absolutely. Quick and to the point. Thanks so much for watching!
Just came to say, I appreciate you and this video. Yes, I am a 53 year old female and it stumped me😂!
So glad to help! Thank you for watching. You got this!
I bought mine about a year ago and had problems pushing and twisting the head to unlock it. Took it to Home Depot and they had trouble so they gave me a new one. Still had trouble even after using WD-40 on it. Finally got it off so I could clear the tangled line inside it. Should be a lot easier to remove.
So glad you got it.
How did you get yous off? I've tried just about everything short of prying off with screw drivers.
Thank you so much. I almost got frustrated and threw my machine out. But I was able to put it back together in one piece after your video.
I am so glad that it helped. Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you so much for your demonstration
Any time! Thank you for watching!
I used WD40 to aid in the twist step. It did make it easier. Thanks for your guidance.
Great tip, Paul. Thank you and thanks so much for watching.
This was helpful, thank you!
So glad it helped! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for sharing.
Absolutely. You are quite welcome. Thank you for watching!
You the man! Thank you!
You are so welcome. Thank you so much for watching. So glad it helped.
Use a flat heat on the top casing attached to the handle when turning clockwise, this should help with leverage
Thanks for the tip.
👍👍👍.Thanks Eddie
You are quite welcome. Thank you for watching! Here’s hoping you are doing well.
Much appreciated
Absolutely! Glad it helped!
What if the line breaks on one side and you have to take it apart to get it out?
Thank you for the cure. 😅
Excellent! So glad it helped!
Does anyone know if you can replace the auto feed head on a 40volt Ryobi trimmer with a bump feed head?
Scrambler, i am not sure i follow you. My 40v came with the bump feed in that I bounce the head one time and it dispenses a little more line before trimming it off. Let me know if I am missing something.
Got one for Christmas and went to use it for the first time today.
For the life of me I just cannot get the head off to open up and undo tangles. I tried before using it just to see how hard it was. Couldn’t open it. So used it for 5 minutes and had an inside tangle. It took my wife tapping in it with a screwdriver/hammer to get it out of the locked position. Now I can’t get this stupid thing back on. It shouldn’t be this difficult. And yes, I’m pushing and turning. Why would it be this difficult?
Hey Kevin, sorry to hear about your experience. Make sure the arrows are lined up properly. Then make sure the spool cover is compressing to the lid.
Same thing happened to me. Have to take it back to the store
How do you get the whole head off, I’m trying to put a new head on mine
Great question! Coming soon. Thank you for the suggestion.
Can you reload the string by wacking it on the ground? (While there's still available string in the spool)
Only if there is line sticking out. Also gently bouncing it on the lawn will release a small amount of line.
My string went inside the head...to get at it, I had to take the head apart...now I can't get it back together to work. I get it together but the handle cannot crank the string...it will not turn.
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I wonder if there is some grit or something blocking it. To troubleshoot, See if it will go together without the spool, then without the spring, then without the line.
How would I put it back on? Im struggling to get it back on unless I'm doing something wrong lol
Line up the arrows, press real hard, and twist.
I am struggling with this too. I am so tempted to go wave down a neighbor.
@vlndvrhr5042 you don’t need to take the head off unless you have to. Can you pull the line out?
What weight and how much is recommended?
Ryobi recommends 25 feet of .095 inch - 095 inch geni.us/wc6Jk for the spool or geni.us/hAiFg for the pre-cut.
@@FieldGuidetoDIY I had just watched another expert tell me to disassemble the head which I did and then came in to your video to find out what weight and how much. And you explained the "real" (yes I bypassed the pun "reel" - well almost) way to do it. I later ran into specs that recommended .080 and about 16 feet? She's loaded now and waiting for me. Oh, I used your method much to my pleasant surprise. Aloha
Mine is new and it is ridiculous how hard it is to turn. I am going to have to return mine. Never getting ryobi again
Keep in mind that you don’t always have to remove the head to load the string.
Absolute nightmare of a product. My wife bought it , used it once, the line stayed it the casing ( for lack of a better term) and with an oil filter wrench and a pipe wrench I could get the “casing”, off but to put it back on was just ridiculous!!! Not even good for a paperweight this thing!
Bless. 😔 I am so sorry to hear of your experience. I am wearing the snot out of mine. I have refined my lawn care down to a five step process that takes about two hours for a manicured lawn on our size able yard. Thanks for watching and for sharing.
Just put a flat head on the top of casing on the plastic, the first couple of times, it’s difficult, but the plastic wears
I have zero room to compress. Seems like it's bottomed out already.
Does it turn/twist st all?
Well, there is a previous video… and you need to remove it! Now you are showing a proper way, then WHY the wrong video still there…. I ruined all my morning with you help…
Olga, you asked. Here is a comment I got on the other video JUST THIS MORNING. Thanks for watching and asking. "The other videos I watched only show you how to put the string in when the string has already been removed. No need to take it apart. But I was wondering about the remaining string left on the spool. This video really helped me understand the removal of the old string. Thanks for posting"
@@FieldGuidetoDIY Nothing has worked for me so far.
@righteyeartistry156 what is the issue?
You need to remove the video where you tell people to disassemble the head in order to change the string. I removed the head like you said in the video but now I cannot get it reattached. It’s too hard to turn. And I am a grown man. Now I have to return my disassembled unit to home Depot and get another one. Remove the incorrect video please.
Yo, EggMan, I appreciate your feedback. However, you MUST remove the head to reload the line if A) the line is tangled inside the head or if B) the center channel is clogged with line, grass, or dirt or if C) the line has been cranked too much and the line is no longer sticking out the grommets. Again, thanks for the suggestion.
"you don't need to take the head off..."
Yeah unless the head is broken and you had to get a replacement. Change the damn name of this unhelpful video because it's f"**ing click bait 👎🏼
Thanks for taking the time to chime in. I beg to differ. I can’t tell you the number of folks who’ve contacted me thanking me for the head removal instructions because their line had either fallen inside the spool or had gotten tangled inside the spool. In those cases, they needed to take the head off to replace the line. Again, your comments are most appreciated!!!