I have a Troy-Bilt TB 514 4-cycle gas trimmer with the curved shaft. The line is maybe 12" long strands that you replace when they wear down. It is currently worn down to the point there is a piece of line stuck inside the housing and I am unable to push it out with a new piece of line. The manual offers no advice on how to remove the old piece of line.
Take an awl or small diameter screw driver, same size or a bit smaller dia. than the line dia., and push it through the hole from the outside of the line head. This should push the piece of old line through the hole.
Recommendation: Leave at least one inch of line on the inside of the head, so you can grab it easily when you have to replace the line. I'll carry a pair of long nose pliers on me when I use my trimmer, so I can easily grab hold of the inside piece to pull it through.
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