Cleaning And Inspection - Husqvarna 531RS Workshop Manual

5.2 Cleaning and inspection

Clean and inspect all parts.
Worn or damaged parts are replaced with new ones.
5.3 Assembly
1. If the return spring (E) has, despite all the
precautions, flown out or if you intend to fit a new
spring proceed as follows:
1. Hook the spring in the starter pulley's cut-outs.
2. Press down the spring with your thumb inside the
edge of the starter pulley.
3. Move your thumb around the edge of the starter
pulley at the same time as the spring is pressed
down turn after turn.
2. Attach the new starter cord.
Ensure that the knot is as small as possible and
enters the cut-out on the starter pulley.
Wind the cord 3 turns anti-clockwise around the
starter pulley.
3. Lubricate the return spring and the starter pulley's
stub axle with cold resistant grease or thin oil.
Move the starter cord through the guide in the
starter housing.
Guide the free end of the return spring in towards
the cut-out in the bearing journal and slide the
starter pulley down into the starter housing.
Fit the washer (B) and the screw (A).
4. Fit the starter handle on the cord.
Thread the starter cord through the handle.
Tie a small knot in the starter cord and pull it into
the handle.
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