Rope Rotor; Starter Rope - Stihl MS 440 Service Manual

8.4

Rope Rotor

– Remove the fan housing with
rewind starter – b 8.2
Relieving tension of rewind
spring
– Pull out the starter rope about
5 cm (1.97 in) and hold the rope
rotor steady.
– While still holding the rope rotor
steady, take three full turns off the
rope rotor.
– Pull out the rope with the starter
grip and slowly release the rope
rotor.
The system will not be under
tension if either the starter rope or
rewind spring is broken.
: Carefully ease the spring (1) off
the starter post with a screwdriver
or pliers.
MS 440, MS 440 C
: Remove the washer (1) from the
starter post.
– Remove the pawls – b 8.3
– Carefully pull the rope rotor off
the starter post.
– Remove the starter rope from the
rope rotor – b 8.5
Reassemble in the reverse
sequence.
– Fit the starter rope – b 8.5
– Tension the rewind spring –
b 8.5.1
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8.5

Starter rope

– Install the fan housing with starter
mechanism – b 8.2
1
: Pry the nipple of the starter rope
out of the starter grip.
– Remove remaining rope from the
rope rotor.
: Thread the new starter rope
through the top of the starter grip.
: Remove the rope rotor – b 8.4
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