Starter Rope - Stihl MS 270 User Manual

8.5

Starter Rope

– Remove the fan cover with
rewind starter – see 8.2.
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Unclip the segment (1) from the
upper retainer in the fan cover
and take it out of the lower
retainers.
– If the starter rope is broken,
remove the remaining rope from
the rope rotor, fan cover and
starter grip.
– If the starter rope is worn, relieve
tension of rewind spring,
pull the end of the rope out of the
rotor and undo the knot. Then pull
the worn rope out of the starter
grip, fan cover and rotor.
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Starter grips without ElastoStart:
Thread one end of new rope
through the top of the starter grip
and tie a simple overhand knot.
– Pull the rope with knot into the
starter grip.
– For ElastoStart grips –
see 8.4,
Thread the other end of the rope,
from outside, through the guide
bush in the fan housing.
Thread the end of the rope
through the hole in the side of the
rotor, pull it out.
see 8.5.1.
– Secure the rope with a simple
overhand knot.
Pull the rope back until the knot
locates in the recess (arrow) in
the rope rotor.
– Tension the rewind spring
– see 8.5.2.
– Fit fan cover with rewind starter
– see 8.2.
MS 270, MS 280