Replacing The Starter Rope And Rewind Spring - Stihl MS 260 Instruction Manual

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Replacing the Starter Rope
and Rewind Spring
Replacing the Starter Rope
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N Take out the screws (1).
N Push the hand guard upwards.
N Pull the underside of the fan
housing away from the crankcase
and remove it downwards.
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3
4
N Ease the spring clip (2) off the
starter post.
N
Carefully remove the rope rotor with
washer (3) and pawl (4).
The rewind spring may pop out
and uncoil during this operation –
take care to avoid risk of injury.
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N Pry the cap (5) out of the starter grip
– ElastoStart only.
N Remove remaining rope from the
rotor and grip – on models with
ElastoStart, make sure the sleeve is
not pushed out of the grip.
N Tie a simple overhand knot in the
new rope and then thread it through
the top of the grip and the rope
bushing (6).
N Refit the cap in the grip.
N Thread the rope through the rotor
and secure it with a simple
overhand knot.
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3
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1
N Coat rope rotor bearing bore with
non-resinous oil.
N Slip the rotor over the starter post –
turn it back and forth to engage the
anchor loop of the rewind spring.
N Refit the pawl (1) in the rotor and fit
the washer (2) on the starter post.
N Install spring clip (3) on starter post
and engage it on the pawl's peg –
the spring clip must point clockwise
– see illustration.
MS 260, MS 260 C