Starter Rope/Starter; Grip (Elastostart) - Stihl FS 120 Service Manual

6.3 Starter Rope/Starter Grip (ElastoStart)
 Remove fan housing with rewind
starter - see 6.2.
Starter rope
 Remove rope rotor - see
"Standard Repairs, Trouble-
shooting" handbook.
 Remove the starter rope from
the rotor.
•
Pry cap out of starter grip.
 Pull rope out of starter grip.
 On FR 350/450, slip tube
(75 mm/2.95") over the starter
rope.
•
Thread end of new starter rope
through the underside of the star-
ter grip.
 Secure end of rope with a simple
overhand knot.

•
Pull the rope back to locate the
knot in the starter grip.
 Push cap into starter grip.
 Secure starter rope to rope rotor.
 Install the rope rotor.
Starter grip
The starter grip is supplied with
starter rope.
 Remove the rope rotor - see
"Standard Repairs, Trouble-
shooting" handbook.
 Pull the knot out of the recess in
the rope rotor.
 Undo the knot and pull the rope
out of the rotor and fan housing.
 On FR 350/450, slip tube
(75 mm/2.95") over the starter
rope.
•
Thread the starter rope
0000 195 8200 through the
guide bush from outside the
fan housing.
•
Thread rope through the hole in
the side of the rotor.
 Secure the starter rope with a
simple overhand knot.
•
Pull the rope back into thr rotor
so that the knot locates in the
recess.
 Install the rope rotor - see
"Standard Repairs, Trouble-
shooting" handbook.
 Tension the rewind spring - see
6.2.2.
 Fit fan housing with rewind
starter - see 6.2.2.
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