TOHATSU MFS 8B Service Manual page 163

1. Shift gear into neutral (N).
2. Check that starter lock lever
3. If the state described in 2. does not exist, use starter lock
wire adjusting groove
4. Perform shift operation to check that recoil starter is locked
at other than neutral (N) position.
1. Loosen screw and disconnect starter lock cable (upper).
2. Remove bolts, and then, recoil starter.
3. Put rope in the groove of reel
clockwise to release tension of starter spring.
4. Remove starter shaft bolt
friction spring , ratchet, and return spring.
5. Take out reel carefully.
4st 8/9.8 2016
pushes up starter lock
to adjust.
and gently turn reel
, and then, friction plate
.
Reel
,
Friction Spring
Friction Plate
Starter Shaft Bolt
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