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Great Shindaiwa bushwhacker (C344) BUT the attachment shield guard is loose all three screws must have come out. I got the screws today at Garden Xchange but they do not go through the triangle part of shaft, the guard, and the "shield plate". I finally read direction and it says you insert screws from bottom which appears to mean you must disassemble the string component (because of the angle) which complicates things immensely. Is this so?
I tried searching videos on YouTube but apparently shindaiwas don't need repairs because I couldn't find many. Does anyone know of instructional materials (besides manual) ie: video. I really hoped to get some weeds down tomorrow but if I don't figure it out, it's Duct tape or a whirling guard......
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On most string trimmers you will see a small hole on the shaft side of the string hub above your string cartridge. If you put a nail in the hole, and rotate the string cartridge until the nail drops and "holds" the string head from turning, then you have "locked" the shaft, and can now unthread the string cartridge from the trimmer without having your "string" unravel everywhere and cause frustration.
Complete your repair, then re assemble.
Hope this helps!
http://www.shindaiwa-usa.com/getattachme...020813.pdf
Edit to add manual pdf
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It doesn't have that cartridge. I just put two lengths of line in at a time, and the shaft is solid, no holes. It just doesn't seem ideal to have a screw on a vibrating machine put in from the bottom instead of the top. I hoped I read it wrong, but I guess that's how all three came out in a couple of months.....
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There has to be something attached to the trimmer head to hold the string in place. Did you refer to page 7 of the link I posted for your machine?
By the way, the threads are reversed, turn adaptor clockwise to remove from shaft, clockwise to re attach.
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Yes, it's not exactly as pictured there. No nylon head plastic cap. It is all steel and I just thread a length into the holes, no semi automatic anything. I have used duck tape for now, until I get back to town.
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If you use threadlocker on the screws they stand a better chance of not backing out from vibration.
