Craftsman 358.351080 manual CRARr NAN, STARTER ROPE REPLACEMENT , 45, 46, 47, Warning:J

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

•If chain is too loose, refer to "Chain Adjustment." Loosen bar clamp nuts; then, turn adjustingscrew1/4 turn clock- wise. Lift up tip of guide bar to check for sag. Retighten bar clamp nuts.

Guide Bar

Bar Clamp Adjusting Bar

NutsScrew Tool

Figure 43

STARTER ROPE REPLACEMENT (Fig. 44, 45, 46, 47 & 48)

WARNING:J

ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHEN I SERVICING THE STARTER ROPE. THE I RECOIL SPRING BENEATH THE PULLEY IS I

UNDER TENSION. IF THE SPRING POPS J OUT, SERIOUS INJURY CAN RESULT.

Replace a broken starter rope or one that is badly frayed.

NOTE: A recoil spring lies beneath the pulleyand is under tension, if the recoil spring is disturbed, considerable time and effort will be required to reinstall. For this rea- son you may want to let your Sears Service Center handle this repair. If you try to repair the starter rope and the recoil springpops out, take the unitto yourSears Service Center.

•Remove the four fan housing screwsand loosen the two screws on the cylindercover.

•Remove fan housing from the unit.

CylinderCover Screws

Fan Housin(

Pulley

StaH_aerRope _ . #¢ "_-_Screw

Figure 45

°Remove the rope retainer screwand remove any remain- ing rope.

•Move away from the fuel tank and melt the end of the new rope to be installed, Allow the melted end to drop once.Then, while the rope is stillhot, pull the melted end througha rag to obtain a smooth pointed end.

°Feed rope throughstarter rope hole in starter housing.

• Guide the rope inside the pulley,then up throughthe pul- ley hole. It may be necessary to push the rope through with a small Phillips screwdriver inserted into the small hole on the underside of the pulley.

•Wrap rope counterclockwisearound the pulley ratchet and tuck loose end back under rope, leaving a 1" tail between the retainer rib and screw post.

•Pull rope to tighten.

•Installthe rope retainer screw and tighten untilsnug. Do not over-tighten.

•Rewind all the rope onto the pulley in a clockwisedirec- tion.

Starter_

Housing_
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Screw

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CRARr NAN"

Starter Rope Housing

(Inside Fan Housing)

Screw

Figure 46

•Twist and push pulley into starter housing.

•Replace and tighten the pulley screw.

Figure 44

•To take out rope tension, pull out 10" of rope. While holding down pulley ratchet with thumb, push several inches of rope back into fan housingand catch in notch. Either hold pulley ratchet with thumb or hold starter rope handle. Retain rope in the notch and slowly altow pulley to turn counterclockwise until tension is gone.

•Remove the pulley screw in the center of the pultey.

°Gently twist and lift pulley while rotating counterclock- wise.

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Figure 47

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