Ski-Doo Formula 500 1998, Shop Manual

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Section 04 ENGINE
Subsection 10 (REWIND STARTER)
04-10-4
1. Grease inside spring guide
To install a new rope no. 6 , insert rope into sheave
no. 5 orifice and lock it with the key no. 7 as illus-
trated.
1. Push to lock
To adjust rope tension:
Wind rope on sheave and place rope sheave into
starter housing making sure that the sheave hub
notch engages in the rewind spring hook.
Rotate the sheave counterclockwise until rope
end is accessible through starter housing orifice.
Pull the rope out of the starter housing and tem-
porarily make a knot to hold it. One turn preload
will give 7 turns of tension when fully extended.
Position pawl no. 8 , pawl lock no. 9 and circlip
no. 10 .
Install locking spring no. 11 and lubricate with
MOLYKOTE G-n paste from Dow Corning ® or
equivalent.
1. Spring coated with MOLYKOTE G-n paste
Install locking ring.
INSTALLATION
On fan cooled models with oil injection pump, re-
install oil pump on rewind starter assembly.
Thread starter rope no. 6 through rope guide
when applicable.
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CAUTION
The use of standard multi-purpose grease
could result in rewind starter malfunction.
A01C14A
1
A01C15A
1
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CAUTION
This lubricant must NOT be used on rewind
springs as it does not stay on when dry.
A01C0CA
A01C17A
1