6.1 Starter
6.1.1 To remove the starter rope
1. To remove the spring force from the return spring,
pull out the starter rope approximately 12 in/30 cm.
Hold the starter pulley with your thumb and put the
starter rope in the notch on the starter pulley.
2. Let the starter pulley rotate slowly and wind up the
starter rope on the metal sleeve.
3. Remove the starter rope from the starter pulley.
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6 Repair and servicing
6.1.2 To attach the new starter rope
1. Put one end of the starter rope from the top through
2. Put the other end through the cover and on through
6.1.3 To load the return spring
1. Put the starter rope in the notch.
2. Wind the starter rope handle 4 turns around the hub.
3. Pull out the starter rope handle to make the rope
4. Release the rope. Let it wind on the starter pulley.
5. Extending the cord fully to make sure that the return
the hole in the starter pulley. Then pull it out through
the notch for the starter rope. Pull out most of the
starter rope but keep some to make a knot.
the handle. Make two knots as in the illustration.
come off the hub.
Do it again with 3 turns of rope around the hub.
spring is not an end stop. It must be possible to turn
the starter pulley half a turn or more before the
spring stops the movement.
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