Chapter 6: Starters
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Starter Rope
The most common failure mode for most recoil assem-
blies is a broken rope. See Figure 6.5.
NOTE: If the spring was not damaged when the
recoil sprung back, It is possible to simply
remove the remnants of the old rope.
1. Remove the starter by following the steps
described earlier in this chapter.
2. Remove the old starter rope by prying out the
starter cord knot and pulling the rope out with it.
3. Cut a piece of #4 recoil rope 9’ (3 meters) long.
4. Heat fuse the ends of the starter rope, and tie a
double half-hitch in one end.
5. The rope may be easily installed from the inside-
out. Pull the rope tight to seat the knot firmly in
the recess in the back of the pulley.
See Figure 6.6.
Figure 6.5
Recoil assembly,
removed from mower
Starter cord
Knot
6. Wind the spring completely. Then relieve it min-
imum 1 full turn, counting when the pulley knot
aligns with the rope bushing in the housing.
(This usually results in about 1.5-1.75 complete
turns of relief), and secure it with a spring clamp.
See Figure 6.6.
7. Install the handle and handle insert on the loose
end of the rope, again using a double half-hitch.
See Figure 6.7.
8. Remove the spring clamp and carefully let the
rope rewind into the starter.
9. Give the starter a couple of test pulls to verify the
right amount of tension on the starter rope.
Figure 6.6
Spring clamp
maintains tension
while rope
is installed
Press knot
fully into
groove
Figure 6.7
Inset: knot
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