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weed wacker not spinning?

making noise but not spinning
ms fix, September 2009
Check that the engine hasn't come loose from the long shaft...likewise the angled gearbox at the end. If these move, the drive rod that goes down the centre of the long shaft disengages. Otherwise, the drive rod itself could have snapped or the gears in the angled end could have failed.

John, September 2009