Weed Eater 1700 - Starter Rope Repair

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D. STARTER ROPE REPAIR
• Repair the Starter Rope if the rope breaks
next to the puiiey.
• Repiace the Starter Rope if the rope breaks
more than 2-3 inches away from the puiiey
since the rope wili be too short to repair prop-
eriy.
WARNING!
Aiways wear eye protection when servicing the
starter rope. The recoii spring, located beneath
the puiiey, is under tension, if the spring should
pop out, serious personal injury could result.
• To repair or repiace:
1. Drain all fuel from tank.
2. Separate fuel line at fuel line connector.
3. Remove two (2) screws and two (2) washers
from fuel tank. Figure 28.
4. Separate fuel tank from fan housing.
5. Remove the five (5) screws from fan housing.
Figure 29.
6. Separate fan housing from shroud about 2 In
ches.
7. Slide high tension lead grommet from slot In
fan housing.
8. Separate the fan housing completely from
the shroud. Figure 30.
9. Remove screw and pulley very carefully. The
recoil spring which lies beneath the puiiey
must stay in the housing, flat against the bot
tom. if the spring is disturbed, it wili require
considerable time and effort to reinstall.
Twist the pulley gently clockwise
as you pull up to release the spring.
10. Insert rope through fan housing.
11. Snake rope Inside pulley and up through
pulley hole to the outside. Figure 31.
12. Tie a knot In the rope and burn the end of the
rope to prevent the knot from slipping.
13. Pull the knot tight against the pulley and re
wind rope counterclockwise
around the pulley.
14. Replace the pulley In the housing. Be sure
the pulley Is all the way down and the spring
Is secured. Replace screw and tighten.
Figure 31.
15. Pull about 6 Inches of rope to the Inside of
the fan housing and set the rope In the pulley
slot. Figure 32.
16. Hold the rope taut and make three complete
turns around the pul ley counterclockwise
A ^ to place tension on the pulley. Hold
the pulley to retain tension.
17. Align pul ley slot with rope exit hole, pul l
starter handle to the full extent of the rope,
and allow the rope to slowly wind around the
pulley.
18. Reverse procedure for re-assembly of fan
housing to shroud.
19. Be sure to guide Choke Knob through the
hole In the fan housing during re-assembly.
AIR FILTER
CONNECTOR
Figure 28 Figure 29
CARBURETOR HOUSING
FAN HOUSING
Q. Oaa
0=0 grommet - HIGH
TENSION LEAD
Figure 30
PULLEY SCREW
PULLEY PULLEYJ
SLOT HOLE
Figure 31 Figure 32
NOTE: Whi le the unit Is disassembled, use the
opportunity to Inspect the carburetor housing
seal. Figure 30. Replace the seal If It Is worn..,g