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Phil


Joined: Sep 8, 2006
Points: 2

Stihl FS-45 trimmer
Original Message   Sep 8, 2006 9:30 am
My trimmer , about a month old, has suddenly developed a "frozen" head.  The first day I had it, it was balky, right from the initial start-up.  I attributed this to a tangle or mis-alignment of the string, so I removed the spool, fiddled with the string, and it worked OK.  On 3 or 4 subsequent uses, same problem, and the same procedure usually got things right.  Yesterday, after a pause to refuel, she fired right up as usual, but the head refused to rotate.  I fiddled with the string, spool removed, wound, re-wound, etc., a half-dozen times to no avail.  When I removed the spool completely, fired  it up, I noticed that NOTHING was rotating!  Is the head connected to the engine via a cable running through the hollow shaft?  What would cause this problem?  I'm taking it to an authorized Stihl shop today, but I'm really curious about the cause of this, for I am exceedingly careful with my equipment....Thanks, guys..Phil
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nibbler


Joined: Mar 5, 2004
Points: 751

Re: Stihl FS-45 trimmer
Reply #4   Sep 26, 2006 9:23 am
Sounds kind of weird that the only thing was a bolt that was either missing or not tightened up. I can understand it if the trimmer head was packed separate from the engine and shaft. Either way I would have thought the dealer would have asembled it for you.

BTW - Its a good idea to check that connection every so often. Vibration happens.
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