Starter Rope Guide Bushing - Stihl MS 441 Manual

– Make sure the rewind spring
cannot pop out.
: Use suitable pliers to align the
inner spring loop (arrow) so that it
rests against the rope rotor post
at a slight angle.
– Install rope rotor, b 10.4.
– Reassemble all other parts in the
reverse sequence.
MS 441, MS 441 C
10.8 Starter rope guide
bushing
Wear on the guide bushing is
accelerated by the starter rope
being pulled sideways. The wall of
the bushing eventually wears
through and the bushing becomes
loose.
– Remove fan housing,
b 10.2.
– Relieve the tension of the rewind
spring and remove starter rope,
b 10.4.
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– Use a suitable tool to remove the
defective guide bushing.
: Insert new guide bushing (1) in
the hole of the fan housing.
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: Insert screw spindle (1) of
assembly tool 0000 890 2201
through the starter rope guide
bushing from the inside (arrow)
outwards.
2
1
3
: Fit thrust sleeve (1) and screw on
hex nut (2).
: Tighten down hex nut, holding
screw (3) steady until the bushing
is tight.
The assembly tool flares the lower
end of the rope bushing.
– Remove assembly tool.
– Reassemble all other parts in the
reverse sequence.
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