Reassembly - Mercury FourStroke 2.5 Service Manual

Recoil Starter
3. Untie or cut the knot from the rope.
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4. Slowly allow the reel to unwind to release spring tension.
5. Remove the rope anchor from the handle.
6. Remove the starter rope from the handle.

Reassembly

1. Tie a knot onto one end of the starter rope.
2. Thread the rope through the rope anchor plate, rope anchor, and the handle.
NOTE: The ridge on the anchor plate faces the handle.
3. Rotate the reel counterclockwise four to five turns and hold the reel in this position.
4. Route the rope through the recoil starter assembly housing and through the small hole in the reel.
5. Tie a knot in the end of the rope.
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Handle
Rope anchor
Ridge side of rope anchor
plate
Knot in starter rope