Stihl MS 500i

MS 500i14
N Wind the starter rope (5) onto the rope rotor (8).
N Tension the rewind spring, @ 10.10.
10.10 Tensioning the Rewind Spring.
WARNING
The rewind spring can pop out and cause serious eye and
hand injuries.
Wear safety glasses and work gloves.
N Pull out a short length of starter rope (5) between the
rope rotor (8) and bushing (18).
N Use the starter rope (5) to rotate the rope rotor six full
turns clockwise.
N Hold the rope rotor (8) steady.
The rewind spring (7) is now pre-tensioned. Rotating the
starter rope (5) and rope rotor (8) causes the rope to
become twisted.
N Pull out the twisted rope (5) with the starter grip (4)
and straighten it out.
N Keep the starter rope (5) under tension and allow it to
slowly rewind onto the rope rotor (8).
The starter grip (4) should sit firmly in the rope guide
bushing (18).
N If the starter grip (4) is too loose, rotate the rope rotor
(8) one more turn to increase tension of rewind spring
(7).
N Pull starter grip (4) out to full length and check how
much further the rope rotor (8) can be turned.
It must be possible to turn the rotor (8) another half turn.
N If the rope rotor (8) cannot be turned any further: Hold
the rotor (8) steady and take one turn of the rope off
the rotor (8).
N Position retaining lugs (arrows) of segment (6) in
recesses in fan housing (3).
N Push the pins of the segment (6) into the holes in the
fan housing (3) so that they snap into position.
10.11 Installing the Rewind Starter
N Fit the fan housing (3) with the rewind starter (4 - 12).
N Insert and tighten down the screws (2) firmly.
N Insert and tighten down the screw (1) firmly.
5
8
18
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3
6
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