Rewind Starter Replacement - Briggs & Stratton Powersmart 30473 Service And Repair Manual

Rewind Starter Replacement

Disassemble Rewind Starter
1. Remove control panel, inverter, and fuel tank as
described in the Troubleshooting section.
2. Locate the rewind starter handle (A, Figure 13) and
remove the screw that is located under the handle.
A
Figure 13
3. Push the handle assembly through the generator
enclosure (Figure 14).
Figure 14
4. Pull out rope from rewind starter as far as it will go.
Then allow rope to retract slightly until the hole in the
pulley and eyelet in the housing are lined up. Securely
clamp the pulley and housing together to prevent the
pulley from spinning.
5. Pull the rope knot out of the pulley. Untie the knot and
then slip rope out of the rewind starter. Remove insert
from rope handle. Untie knot and slip insert and handle
from rope.
6. Carefully release the clamp on the starter and allow the
pulley to slowly unwind until it stops.
7. Remove shoulder screw and retainer plate from pulley.
Lift out pawls and pawl springs.
8. Rotate pulley until rewind springs is disengaged from
anchor tabs in the starter housing. Carefully lift out
pulley with spring. DO NOT remove the spring from the
pulley.
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