Poulan Pro 3300 Counter-Vibe Operator's Manual page 18

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C. STARTER ROPE
• A starter rope that breaks next to the pulley can be
repaired.
• Replacethe starter rope if the rope breaks more than
2-3 inches away from the pulley as the rope will be
too short to repair properly.
A WARNING
Always wear eye protection when servicing the
starter rope. The recoil spring beneath the pulley
is under tension. If the spring pops out, serious
injury can result.
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NOTE: The recoil spring,located beneath the pulley,
is under tension. If the spring pops out, it will
require considerable time and effort the
reinstall. For this reason, you may want to let a
qualifiedservice dealer handle this repair. If youdo
tryto repairthestarter rope and therecoilspringpops
out, take the unitto a qualifiedservice dealer.
Remove the four screws on the side of the fan
housing. Figure 36,
ICAUTION:I Do not mix chrome-colored fan
housing screws with the black-colored cylinder
shroud screws. Other than color, these screws
are similar in appearance; but if interchanged,
they can strip out and/or cause permanent
engine damage.
2. Remove the fan housing.
3. Ifthe starter rope isbroken, proceed to step "4:' If the
starter rope is not broken, release the tension on the
spring as follows:
a. Pull about 12 inches of rope from the pulley and
catch the rope in the notch as shown in Figure 37.
b. Turn the pulleycounterclockwise _ untilthe
spring tension is released.
4_ Unthread the pulley screw in the center of the pulley
with a 5/32" allen wrench until the pulley assembly
can be removed from the fan housing.
5. Lift the PUlleycarefu//ywhile gentlytwisting the pulley
counterclockwise _ . Remove the old rope.
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CHROME-COLORED SCREWS
'-'-- (See "Caution" under Step 1)
Figure36
TURN PULLEY
TO RELEASE
TENSION
6. Move away from the fuel tank and mett the end of the
new rope to go intothe pulley.
7. Allow the melted end to drip once; then while the
rope is stillhot, pull the melted end through a rag
to obtain a smooth, pointed end.
8. Feedthe ropethrough the round starter hole in the
the fan housing. Figure 38.
9. Guide rope inside pulley, then through topsidepulley
hole by pushing the rope from the underside hole
with a small round object, such as a Phillips
screwdriver. See inset. Figure 38.
10. Tie a knot inthe end of the rope leaving no morethan
a 3/8 to 1/4inch tail and pull the knot snugly intothe
corner of the groove in the pulley. Figure 37.
11. Tuck the tail on the rope knot into the inner curved
section to avoid interference with the flywheel. Fig-
ure 37 & 39.
12. Settheputleyassemblyinthehousing; push itdown
and engage the spring.
13. Tighten the pulley screw.
NOTE: Ifyou remove the pulley screw from the pulley
make sure the starter dog, retainer, cam and wave
washer are positioned and installed properly as
shown in Figure 38,
14. Make sure the cam is installed on the starter dog in
the direction shown in Figure 38. Also make sure the
wave washer isseated around the top outer edge of
the retainer and not caught between the top of the
retainer and the pulley screw.
15. Catch the rope in the notch in the pulley. Figure 39.
16. Turn the pulley clockwise _ to wind up the
springuntil it will turn no more without forcing. Do not
letgo of the pulley. Letthe pulley unwind one fult turn
and release the rope from the slot.Continue to hold
pulley.
17. Hold the pulley, pull the starter rope to the full extent
of length then let the rope rewind slowly.
18. Reinstall fan housing and the four chrome_colored
screws. Tighten screws securely.
STARTER_
DOG "#
PHILLIPS
SCREWDRIVER
TURN PULLEY
CLOCKWISE
TO WIND
SPRING
Figure 38
18 Figure 37 Route 39