Specifications

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Remove Rope or Spring
Models Not Otherwise Specified
CAUTION
ALWAYS wear Safety Glasses while
performing any rewind starter repair.
1. Pull starter rope out as far as it will go.
2. While holding pulley and starter housing, pull
pulley end of rope out and untie or cut knot at end
of rope.
3. With rope removed, grasp outer end of rewind
spring (1) with pliers, Fig. 6, and pull out of housing
as far as possible.
4. Turn spring 1/4 turn and remove from pulley or
bend one of the tangs with Tang Bender, Tool
#19229, up and lift out starter pulley to disconnect
spring.
Install Spring
1. Clean rewind housing, pulley, and spring in
solvent.
2. Wipe clean with cloth.
3. Straighten spring to allow easier installation and
restore tension.
4. Oil spring.
5. Insert either end of spring into blower housing slot
and hook into pulley, Fig. 8. Hole in pulley (1), hub
(2). Insets show: A, B, C: Early styles, D: Current
style – bend tang to create minimum 1/16 in. (1.6
mm), gap.
1/16”(1.6 mm)
Fig. 8
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D
A
B
C
1/16”(1.6 mm)
6. Place a dab of grease (3) on steel pulley only.
7. Set pulley into housing and bend tang down,
Fig. 8. Adjust tang gap as shown. Pulley must be
depressed fully into rewind housing when measur-
ing tang gap.
NOTE: Do not remove nylon bumper from old style
tang when replacing metal pulley with
nylon pulley. Replace nylon bumpers if
worn.
Wind Spring
1. Place square end of Tool #19409 (2) into center of
pulley hub as shown in Fig. 9. Rod (1).
Fig. 9
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2. With a wrench, wind pulley COUNTER
CLOCKWISE UNTIL SPRING IS WOUND
TIGHTLY and end of spring is located in smaller
portion of tapered hole (1), Fig. 10.
3. Back off pulley one turn or until hole in pulley for
rope knot and eyelet in blower housing align,
Figs. 11 and 12.
4. Install rod in tool to brace against starter housing
leg and hold spring tension.
Fig. 10
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