Rope Rotor - Stihl MS 261 User Manual

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: Fit the pawls (1) so that they can
move towards the center of the
flywheel as far as stop (arrow).
: Fit the E-clips (2).
Check operation.
Pawls must move freely and be held
against the stop by the torsion
springs.
2
: Push the spring housing (1) over
the starter post and into the pawls
in the rope rotor (2)
– the pawls must engage the
spring housing.
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2
: Push the carrier (1) into the
spring housing (2) so that its lug
(arrow) engages the loop (2) of
the rewind spring.
: Fit the washer (3).
: Fit the E-clip (4).
– do not overstretch the retaining
ring.
– Reassemble all other parts in the
reverse sequence.
8.5

Rope Rotor

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Relieving tension of rewind
spring
The system will not be under
tension if either the starter rope or
rewind spring is broken.
– Remove the fan housing, b
Models with ErgoStart
1 3 4
– Remove the ErgoStart, b
All models
: Pull out the starter rope (1)
about 5 cm and hold the rope
rotor (2) steady.
– take three full turns of the rope off
the rope rotor.
– Pull out the rope with the starter
grip and slowly release the rope
rotor.
– Remove the starter rope or
remaining rope from the rotor,
b 8.6
– Remove the spring clip and
pawls, b 8.3
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2
: Remove the shim (1).
Rewind spring must be relaxed.
: Carefully remove the rope
rotor (2).
– The rewind spring may pop out
and unwind.
– Check the rope rotor and replace
if necessary.
b 8.2
– Coat bore in rope rotor with
STIHL special lubricant, b 15
b 8.4
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MS 261, MS 261 C