Starterrope - Husqvarna 23 Compact Operator's Manual

C. STARTER ROPE
. Re lace a broken starter or a rope that is
z ba ly frayed.
NOTE: A recoil spring liesbeneath thepulley and
is undertension. If the recoil spring is dis-
turbed, considerable time and effort will be
required to reinstall. Forthisreason youmay
wantto let a qualified service dealerhandlethis
repair.Ifyoutryto repair thestarterropeandthe
recoil spring popsout,taketheunittoyourdealer.
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WARNING
Always wear eye rotection when servicing the
starter rope. d e recoil s ring beneath the
E pulley is under tension. If t e spring pops out,
serious injury can result.
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Drain the fuel tank.
Remove the screws on the side of the fan hous-
ing. Figure 37.
Remove the screws ontherear of the unit. Fig-
ure 38.
Separate the fan housing from the unit. Dis-
connect the fuel line if necessary
If the starter rope is not broken, release the
sprin tension b pulling about 10 inches of
F Y rope rom the pu ley and catch the rope in the
notch as shown in Figure 39.
Turn the pulley counterclockwise until the
spring tension is released.
Remove the pulley screw in the center of the
pulley. Figure 40.
Lift the pulley carefully while gently twisting it
counterclockwise.
Remove the rope retainer screw and remove
any remaining rope. Figure 40.
Move away from the fuel tank and melt the end
of the rope to be installed.
Allow themeltedendtodri once. Then, while
f'
the rope is still hot, pu 1 the melted end
through a rag to obtain a smooth, pointed end.
Feed the ro e through the round starter rope
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hole in the an housing. Figure 40.
Guide the rope inside the pulle , then up
{ through the pulley ratchet side o the pulley
holetotheoutsideb pushingthe ropethrough
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from the hole on t e spring cam side with a
small Phillips screwdriver. Figure 40 (inset).
Wra rope counterclockwise around the pulley
1 rate et and tuck loose end back under rope
leaving a 1 inch tail between the retainer rib
and screw post. Fim.we40. Pull rope ti~htlv
Install the lope ret~ner screw and t~ght~nu~-
til snug. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.
Rewin~ all the rope onto the pulley in a coun-
terclockwise direction.
Set the pulle into the housing; push it down
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and engage t e spring.
Replace and tighten the pulley screw.
Pull out 10 inches of rope and set the rope in
the notch in the pulley. Figure 41.
Turn the pulley 2 complete turns clockwise,
winding up the spring.
Hold the pulley and pull the starter rope to the
full extent of length. Let rope rewind slowly.
Reconnect fuel line if disconnected (Step 4.).
Replace fan housing, Tighten screws securely.
Remove Screws
Figure 37
Remove
Screws
Figure 38
Turn Pulley
Counterclockwise
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Until Tension Is Released ~
Figure 39
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Spring~l
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\-ill
Screwdriver ~
Retainer Rib '—-
Pulley Ratchet
~Topside
~ lh_PulleY Hole
'. Starter
Cam
pe Hole
Figure 40
Notch
Figure 41