Reassembling; Fault Checking; Refitting To Engine - Tecumseh SPECTRA 37 Service And Repair Manual

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Reassembling

- Refit gear (7) on pulley (6).
- Wind the rope onto the pulley and fit the gear and pulley
assy onto the bracket pin (11).
- Secure the assy with spring hub (4) and screw (3) (Fig
14).
- Fit re-wind spring.
- Fit new brake spring (10) in its seat (Fig 15) being
careful to fit the side extension of the spring on its seat.
- Refit the spring cover and secure with its two screws.
NOTE - Originally the screw (3) (Fig 14,3) had a right
hand thread. Late type left hand thread which is
indicated by 'S' stamped on head.
- Pre-tension the spring by completely winding the rope
onto the pulley in the direction of the arrow. (Fig 16).
- When the rope is fully wound give the pulley one more
complete turn to obtain correct spring tension. (Fig 17).
- The correct tension of the spring is obtained by appro-
ximately 2 turns of the pulley.
NOTE - Only the main spring and spindle must be
greased. Do not grease the brake spring etc, in order to
prevent the accumulation of dust.

Fault checking.

- When the rope does not recoil check:
The spring hub (4), if this rotates, tighten the centre
screw (3). If the centre pin is loose, replace the bracket
(11).
- When the gear does not engage, check:
The distance between the gear and flywheel teeth should
not be greater than 1.5 mm (1/16") (Fig 18). To adjust,
slacken clamp screws and adjust to correct distance,
retighten screw; if the brake spring is a loose fit, replace
and check the breaking action on the gear.
- Pull the starter rope and check that the rope clip is not
loose and that the rope is of the correct length and
diameter.

Refitting to engine

The distance between the gear teeth and the flywheel
teeth must be 1.5 mm (1/16"), the bracket mounting holes
are elongated to provide this adjustment (Fig 18).
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Fig. 14
Fig. 15
Fig. 16
Fig. 17
Fig. 18