McCulloch Tm250 strimmer spool head replacement

[RockingDad]

Been given one of these to replace the spool head on. Does anone know how the hell you get the nut off the end of the shaft to put the spool on. I haven't a manual for it and the ones i've had previously have been fairly simple wingnut or nut removal.

 

Can anyone advise?

 

Cheers

 

RockingDad

[Robert_S]

i dont know that model mate but some have a hole above the head that you put a pin in (thin screwdriver does) and that locks the shaft and allows the nut to be turned.

 

welcome to the forum:thumbup:

[RockingDad]

Ahhh... I think there is such a hole in the shaft. Cheers fella!

 

Superb!

 

RockingDad

[Robert_S]

cool, sometimes you have to put the pin in then turn the head as there is another hole inside and these two line up and lock the shaft.

[RockingDad]

So checked out the shaft for a locking point... no such luck. Any other ideas? I've attached a photo of the head so you know what i'm on about.

 

Cheers

 

RockingDad

[David Goss]

is the hole i see in the picture on the black disk thing (insert technical term:blushing:) not the outer hole? so then there will be another that will line up with it to lock the head....

[RockingDad]

if you hold on to the black head part and put a spanner on the nut looking thing the nut thing on the silver shaft on the pic (all one part I thing) will turn. The internal drive shaft will turn with it, so the strimmer drive shaft engages into the silver bit. I wonder if the spool somehow goes over the nut part?

[David Goss]

yes but the locking is done inside the head with the pin or thin screwdriver. Is there no hole on the side of the inner head at all?

[RockingDad]

No the silver part is solid apart from the hole in the centre

[David Goss]

not the silver part, if you look at where the shaft goes its like 3 different sized disks, The outer one being the one i can see a hole in the picture. if you stick a slim screwdriver through that hole from the outside then spin the head till you find the other hole on one of the other disk shaped parts. If thats not it then i dont know.