Kohler K91 Service Manual page 68

4 .
Lift the housing a n d rap i t firmly against the
wooden surface . Repeat this procedu re u ntil
the spring is released from the spring pocket
in housing . Refer to Figure 7- 1 8 .
Figu re 7-1 7 . Position Of Spring I n Housing .
Fig u re 7-1 8 . R emovin g Spring From Housin g .
5. Discard the old spri n g .
CAUTION: Old Spring Cannot Be
Reinstalled
Do not attempt to rewind or reinstall a spring once it
has been removed from the starter housing. Severe
persona/ Injury could result from the sudden uncoil­
ing of the spring. Always order and Install a new
spring which is held in a specially designed "c-r;ng"
spring retainer.
6 . Thoroughly clean t h e starter housing removing
all old g rease and d irt .
remove the masking tape surround­
7 . Carefu lly
ing the new spring/ c-ring .
8 . Position t h e spring/c-ring to the housing s o the
spring hook is over the post in the housing .
Make sure the spring is coiled i n the correct
direction . Refer to Figures 7-1 7 and 7-1 9 .
Obtain Seal Installer # 1 1 79 1 and Handle
9 .
# 1 1 79 5 . ( Refer to" Special Tools " Section . )
7. 1 0
I
Hook the spring hook over the post i n housing .
Make sure the spring/c-ring is centered over the
spring pocket i n housing . Drive the spring out of
the c-ri ng and into the spring pocket using the
seal installer and handle . Refer to Figure 7-20.
Fig u re 7-1 9 . Positio n i n g New S pring/C-Ri n g .
1 0 . Make sure all of the spring coils are bottomed
against ribs in spring pocket . Use the seal in­
staller and handle to bottom the coils , as nec­
essary.
1 1 . Lubricate the spring moderately with wheel
bearing grease before reassembling the start­
er .
Figure 7-20. I nstalling Spring Using Seal
Installer And Handl e .
Reassembly
1 . Install the recoil spring i nto the starter housing
as instructed u nder " To Replace Recoil
Spring. "
2 . Sparingly lubricate the center shaft of starter
with wheel bearing grease.
3 . Make sure the rope is i n good condition . If
necessary, replace the rope as instructed un­
der " To Replace Rope . "
Ready the pulley and rope for assembly by
u nwinding all of the rope from the pulley.
Place the rope i n the notch i n the pulley. This
will keep the rope from interferi ng with the