Brunswick StringPin, Service Manual

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Section 5: Maintenance & Service
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Section 5 - Maintenance & Service
WARNING! When performing any maintenance or machine service, make sure
the main power is turned off and the power plug has been disconnected.
SERVICE PROCEDURES
Repairing Worn String
1. Unwind a length of string from the String Spool similar to the length of string that needs to be
replaced.
2. From under the setting platform, pull the string through the machine towards the pin. Continue
pulling the string through the head of the pin so that the worn portion of the string is all the way
through the pin. Refer to Figure 5-1.
Figure 5-1. Thread String Through Pin
(1) PULL DAMAGED STRING (2) CUT TO REMOVE DAMAGED (3) TIE KNOT IN STRING
THROUGH PIN STRING LEAVING EXCESS OF 1/2” (13 mm)
3. Cut the string at the String Spool side of the damage. Discard the damaged string.
4. Tie a knot in the end of the “good” string. Leave approximately 1/2” (13 mm) of string
extending beyond the end of the knot. Refer to Figure 5-1.
5. Pull the string back through the pin until the knot bottoms out in the pin. Refer to
Figure 5-1.
6. Perform the String Tension Adjustment for any pin where the string has been repaired.