Service Manual

c. Place the spring into the starter housing.
Make sure the spring hook is installed over
the post in the starter housing.
d. Make sure the spring windings are laying flat
against the starter housing around the entire
circumference of the spring. Hold the spring
in this position and carefully release the
needle-nose pliers holding the spring.
2. Insert the rope through the hole in starter pulley.
Tie a single knot in the rope approximately 0.5
in. (12.7 mm) from the end.
3. Pull the rope tight, pulling the knot into the pocket
in the pulley. Using a screwdriver or similar tool,
push the end of the rope into the slot in the
pulley.
4. Hold the pulley with the pawl engagement teeth
towards you. Wrap the rope around the pulley in
the clockwise direction. Make sure all of the
rope is wound onto the pulley.
5. Apply a small amount of grease (Mobilgrease®
HP or equivalent) to the post in starter housing,
the spring, and the backside of pulley.
6. Install the rope guide bushing into the starter
housing.
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COMPONENTS (cont.)
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