MAINTENANCE
through the hole in the starter housing and the starter handle. Tie a good knot on the starter cord.
Tensioning the recoil spring
•Hook the starter cord in the notch in the pulley and turn the starter pulley about 2 turns clockwise.
Note! Check that the pulley can be turned an additional 1/2 turn when the starter cord is pulled all the way out.
Stretch the line with the handle. Move your thumb and release the line. See the figure below.
Replacing the return and drive springs
Recoil spring (A)
•Lift up the starter pulley. See instructions under the heading Changing a broken or worn starter cord. Remember that the recoil spring is coiled under tension in the starter housing.
•Remove the cassette with the recoil spring from the starter.
•Lubricate the recoil spring with light oil. Fit the cassette with recoil spring in the starter. Fit the starter pulley and tension the recoil spring.
Drive disc spring (B)
•Undo the bolt in the centre of the pulley and remove the drive disc and the drive disc spring.
•Replace the drive disc spring and fit the drive disc above the spring.
A
B
Fitting the starter
•To fit the starter, first pull out the starter cord and place the starter in position against the crankcase. Then slowly release the starter cord so that the pulley engages with the pawls.
•Fit and tighten the screws that hold the starter.
34 – English
