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Recoil Starter
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3. Untie or cut the knot from the rope.
a - Friction plate
b - Screw
c - Reel
d - Knot in rope
4. Slowly allow the reel to unwind to release spring tension.
5. Remove the rope anchor from the handle.
6. Remove the starter rope from the handle.
Reassembly
1. Tie a knot onto one end of the starter rope.
2. Thread the rope through the rope anchor plate, rope anchor, and the handle.
NOTE: The ridge on the anchor plate faces the handle.
a - Handle
b - Rope anchor
c - Ridge side of rope anchor
plate
d - Knot in starter rope
3. Rotate the reel counterclockwise four to five turns and hold the reel in this position.
4. Route the rope through the recoil starter assembly housing and through the small hole in the reel.
5. Tie a knot in the end of the rope.
a - Friction plate
b - Screw
c - Reel
d - Knot in rope
c
d
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