WERE DO I GET SPARE LINE SPOOL AND BUMP CAP FOR CHALLENGE TRIMMER?

ALM manufacturing
St James Business Park
Knaresbrough
HG5 8PJ
TEL 01423797208

NORMAN LODGE
April 2010

thanks graham first time using this web page tryed ur repair tip and it worked chers

tom
May 2009

Homebase stock the spool and line.
Or call ALM Manufacturing 01423 797208
for stockists

Richard
May 2009

Hi Kevin

I also tried to get a replacement spool assembly for that model, but without any success. What happened with mine was that repeated bumping wore a hole in the bottom of the spool assembly, and the spring finally shot out through the hole.

If you’ve had a similar problem with yours, then I can tell you how to carry out a simple but effective repair.

Mix some Araldite and, using a matchstick, smear it liberally around the inside of the tube that passes through the centre of the spool. Next, take a pound coin and, using a piece of wooden doweling or similar, tap the coin down into the hole at the top of the spool. A pound coin should be a perfect fit in the hole. Tap the coin right down until it is flush with the bottom of the tube (where you bump it).

Allow the Araldite to harden, then reassemble. The repair should prove stronger than a replacement spool assembly.

Hoping this will be of help to you.

Graham
April 2009