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Starters
On some engines, the rewind starters are attached to the
blower housing with screws and can be quickly removed.
Other starters are riveted or spot welded to the blower hous-
ing and must be drilled to remove, following the procedures
below. For installation, screws and nuts are available sepa-
rately from the Illustrated Parts List and are included with
complete replacement starters.
Remove Blower Housing / Rewind Starter
1. Drain fuel tank or close fuel shut-off valve. Disconnect
spark plug wire.
2. Remove the entire air cleaner assembly.
3. Remove the screws (A, Figure 51) and the control panel
trim.
Figure 51
4. Remove the screws (B, Figure 52) and blower housing.
Figure 52
5. Carefully drill through all rivet heads and remove
rewind starter. Do not allow drill bit to cut into the
holes in the starter housing.
NOTE: Do not attempt to drill out the rivets while the blower
is still on the engine. The rivets are made of steel and the
shavings will collect on the fl ywheel magnets.
Disassemble Rewind Starter
1. Pull out rope from rewind starter as far as it will go.
Then allow rope to retract slightly until the hole in
the pulley and the eyelet in the housing are lined up.
Securely clamp the pulley and housing together to
prevent the pulley from spinning.
2. Pull the rope knot out of the pulley. Untie the knot and
then slip rope out of rewind starter. Remove insert from
rope handle. Untie knot and slip insert and handle from
rope.
3. Carefully release the clamp on the starter and allow the
pulley to SLOWLY unwind until it stops.
4. Remove shoulder screw and retainer plate from pulley.
Lift out the pawls and pawl springs (if used).
5. Rotate pulley until rewind spring is disengaged from
anchor tab in the starter housing. Carefully lift out
pulley with spring. DO NOT remove the spring from the
pulley.
Rewind Starter Service
WARNING The starter spring remains under tension
even if the rope has been removed and the pulley has
unwound. Wear safety glasses to prevent eye injury when
removing or installing the pulley/spring assembly.
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