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MTD 78 Series User Manual

MTD 78 Series
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78/83/90 Series Horizontal Shaft Engines
70
Starter Cup
The starter cup is a steel cup that is bolted to the flywheel.
1. Inspect the inside of the starter cup. See Figure 6.2.
NOTE: If the starter was failing to engage the fly-
wheel, and the edges of the slots inside the
cup are burred or damaged, replace the
starter cup.
NOTE: If the starter cup is replaced, the complete
starter should be replaced as well, to prevent
a repeat failure.
2. Block the piston to prevent the crank shaft from
turning by:
2a. Remove the spark plug.
2b. Insert approximately 3.5 feet of starter rope in
the spark plug hole.
NOTE: Leave part of the rope sticking out of the
engine so that the rope can be removed later.
3. Remove the starter cup by removing the flywheel
nut.
4. Install a starter cup:
Place the starter cup on the flywheel, with the
three bosses on the bottom of the starter cup
into the dimples in the flywheel
Align the pin on the flywheel fan with the hole in
the starter cup. See Figure 6.3.
5. Install the flywheel nut and tighten it to a torque of
47 - 52 ft-lbs (64 - 70 Nm).
Figure 6.2
Starter cup
Inspect slots
Figure 6.3
Flywheel dimples
Starter cup
Alignment pin
Alignment hole
bosses

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MTD 78 Series Specifications

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BrandMTD
Model78 Series
CategoryEngine
LanguageEnglish

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