Starter Rope - Craftsman 358.355071 Operator's Manual

D. STARTER ROPE
• Replace a starter rope that breaks.
_WARNING
Always weareye protection when servic-
ing the starter rope. The recoil spring
beneath the pulleyis undertension. If the
spring pops out, serious personal injury
can result.
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NOTE: The recoil spring, located beneaththepulley,
is undertension,if spring pops out, it will require
considerable timeandeffortto reinstall. Forthis
• reason, you may want to let your Sears Service
Center handlethis repair.If youdo tryto repairthe
starter ropeand therecoilspringpopsout,takethe
saw toyour Seam Service Center.
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Drain the fuel tank,
Remove the fan housingscrewon the bottom6f_he
saw and thetwoscrews on thesideofthe fanhOL_Sing,
Use the hexwrenchprovided withthetool.Figure45°
Remove the large screw at the rear of the
control handle and the small screw directly
below it, Figure46.
Separate the fan housing from the engine.
If the starterrope is not broken,releasethe spring
tension by pullingabout10 inchesof ropefromthe
pulley and catchthe rope in the notchas shown.
Figure 47.Remove oldrope.
NOTE: The tension on the starterspring w_l be
reteased ifthe ropeis broken,
Remove screwand pulleyverycarefully.Figure48.
The recoil spdng which lies beneath the pulley
must stay in the housing, fiat against the bot-
tom. Ifthespring isdisturbed, itwili require con-
siderable time and effort to reinstall. Twistthe
pulleygenttycountemloc_wise_as yoUpullup
to release the spring.
Move away from the fuel tank with,the rope to be
instal/_. Useam_dchandmeltboth endsoftherope
to preventfraying.
Pull the melted endsthrough a thick, clean rag while
the rope isstill hot toobtain smooth,pointedtips.
Insert one end of the rope through the handle and
secure with a knot. Leave 3/!6" pigtail behind knot.
Figure 47 (inset).
insertthe free end ofthe rope through the mpo exit
hole intothe insideof the fanhousing.
Guide ropeinside pulley,then upthrough tl'_ pulley
ratchetside ofpulleyholetothe outsidebypushing
tfie rel_etfirOugh from the hole on the spring cam
side with a small Phillips_rewdriver, Figure48.
Wrap rope counterclockwise_ aroundpulley
ratchetand tucklooseend back underropeleaving
a 318 to 3/4 inch tail along the ridge as shown in
Figure 48, Putltightly,
Wind all but about 10 inches of the rope clock-
wise _ aroundthe pulley,
REMOVE
FAN HOUSING
SCREWS
REMOVE CONTROL
HANDLE
Figure 45
Figure 46
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Figure 48
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