Husqvarna 531RB Workshop Manual page 15

7.3.2 To disassemble the Smart start starter
WARNING: Use protective glasses to prevent
injury to the eyes if the recoil spring ejects.
1. Remove the 4 screws. Remove the starter.
2. Pull out the starter rope approximately 30 cm.
3. Put your thumb on the starter pulley.
4. Put the starter rope in the groove in the starter
pulley.
5. Let the starter pulley rotate rearward until the spring
tension loosens.
WARNING: Be careful, the recoil spring can
cause injury to your thumb when the starter
pulley rotates rearward.
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6. Remove the screw (A).
A
B
D
E
7. Remove the starter pulley driver (B) and the spring
(C) from the starter pulley (D).
8. Remove the starter pulley (D). The starter spring is
in the starter pulley. Only remove the plastic cover
(E), if it is damaged.
WARNING: Be very careful when you
remove the starter pulley. The recoil spring
can eject and cause injury to you.
C
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