Assembly Procedure - Tecumseh ECV100 - 120 Technician's Handbook

7. Remove the retainer pin from the strut and slowly relieve
the spring tension by allowing the spring capsule to
rotate slowly under control, until completely unwound.
The spring capsule can now be removed from the gear
sheave.

Assembly Procedure

1. Feed the new rope through the hole and tie a left-
handed knot on the rope end. Make sure the rope and
knot do not protrude from the knot cavity and bind the
pulley rotation (diag. 17).
2. Wind the rope on the sheave assembly clockwise,
viewing the gear from the gear side of the sheave.
3. Reinstall the brake spring, being careful not to spread
the spring more than necessary.
4. Install the spring capsule, making sure the starter
spring end hooks on the gear hub (diag. 18).
5. Wind the spring four full turns and align the brake spring
legs with the strut as shown. Insert the pin in the strut
(diag. 19).
6. If the starter is equipped with a locking or delay pawl
and spring, make sure these are in place before
grasping the gear and spring capsule assembly and
sliding it into the bracket. Make sure the legs of the
brake spring are positioned in the slots of the bracket.
7. Feed the rope end under the rope guide and hook it
into the "V" notch. Remove the pin and the strut will
rotate clockwise against the bracket (diag. 21).
8. Insert the new center pin by pressing or driving the pin
firmly in place. Reinstall the starter assembly on the
engine (diag. 21).
BRAKE
PAWL SPRING *
CLIP *
KEY*
ROPE CLIP
BRACKET
"V"ROPE WEDGE
* USED ON SOME MODELS
STARTER HANDLE
ROPE
PULLEY
SPRING
ASSY.
STRUT
PAWL
LOCKING PAWL*
PIN
ORIGINAL INSTALLATION WITH STAPLE
GEAR HUB
SPRING HOOKED ON
GEAR HUB
GUIDE BRAKE ENDS
THROUGH SLOT
20
LEFT-HAND
INSTALL NEW
KNOT
ROPE BY TYING
LEFT-HAND
KNOT
PRY STAPLE
REINSTALL
OUT TO
LEFT-HANDED
REMOVE OLD
KNOT
ROPE
STARTER SPRING
END
ROTATE SPRING
4 FULL TURNS
18
WHEN PIN IS REMOVED STRUT
WILL ROTATE 45 CLOCKWISE
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17
19
21
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