Stihl FS 500 Instruction Manual page 35

English / USA
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3
4
: Thread the rope through the rotor
and secure it with a simple
overhand knot.
: Coat rope rotor bearing bore with
resin-free oil**.
: Slip rotor over starter post – turn it
back and forth to engage the anchor
loop of the rewind spring.
: Refit the pawl (4).
: Fit the washer (3).
: Install the spring clip (2) on the
starter post and engage it on the
pawl's peg – the spring clip must
point counterclockwise.
** see "Special Accessories"
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Tensioning the Rewind Spring
: Make a loop in the unwound
starter rope and use it to turn
the rope rotor six full revolutions
counterclockwise.
: Hold the rotor steady.
: Pull out and straighten the twisted
rope.
: Release the rope rotor.
: Let go of rope slowly so that it winds
onto the rotor.
The starter grip must locate firmly in
the rope guide bush. If the grip
droops to one side: Add one more
turn on rope rotor to increase spring
tension.
When the starter rope is fully extended
it must still be possible to rotate the rotor
another half turn.
If this is not the case, the spring is
overtensioned and could break!
: Take one turn of rope off the rotor in
such a case.
: Fit the starter cover.
Replacing a Broken Rewind
Spring
: Remove the rope rotor as described
under "Replacing a Broken Starter
Rope".
FS 500, FS 550