Starter Rope - Craftsman 358.356332 Operator's Manual

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• Replacethe starter rope if the rope breaks or is
badly worn.
ALWARNING
Always weareye protection when servic-
ing the starter rope. The recoil spdng
beneath the pulley is under tension. If the
spring pops out, serious injury can
result.
1.
NOTE: The recoil s pring, l ocatedbeneaththe pulley,
is under tension.If the spring pops out, it will
require considerabletime a nd effort to reinstall.
For this mason you may want to let your Sears
Service Center/Department h andlethisrepair.Ifyou
tryto repairthestarter ropeand therecoilspringpops
out, take the unit to your Sears Service Center/
Department.
Remove the four screws on the side of the fan
housing. Figure37.
I CAIUTIOL_: DO not mix chrome-colored fan
housing screwswith the black-colored cylinder
shroud screws. Other than color, these screws
are similar in appearance; but if interchanged,
they can strip out and/or cause permanent
engine damage.
2. Remove the fan housing.
3. Ifthestartermpeisbmken,proceedtostep"4_" lfthe
starterropeisnotbroken,releasethe tensiononthe
spring as follows:
a. Pull about 12inchesof ropefrom the pulley and
catchthe ropeinthenotchas shownin Figure38.
b_Turnthe pulleycounterclockwise untitthespring
tension isreleased.
4. Unthreadthe pulley screwin the centerofthe putley
with a 5/32" allenwrenchuntilthe pulleyassembly
can be removedfromthe fan housing.Figure39.
5. Liftthe pulley_/!ywhile gentlytwisting theputley
countemtockwise_ R emove the old rope°
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6. Move _ from thefueltankaed n'_t theendofthe •
new rope.
7. Allow the melted end to drip once; then while the
rope is stillhot, pull the melted end througha rag
to obtain a smooth, pointed end.
8. Feedtheropethrough the _ statter holein the
theMn housing. F_lum 39.
9. Guidelops klsidepuley,UtonU_ t0Pside purley
holeby pushing theropefromthe undeiside h ere
with a small round object, such as a Phillips
screwdriver. S ee inset Figure39.
10. T=ea knotin theendofthe ropeleavingnomorethan
a 3/8 to 1/4inchtailand pullthe knotsnuglyintothe
comer of the groovein thepulley.Figure3a
11. Tuckthe tail on the ropeknot intothe innercurved
sectiontoavoidinterference w ith theflywheel. F p:jure
38&40.
12. SStthepulleyassemblyinthehousing; pushitdown
andengagethespring.
13. Tightenthepulleyscrew. DonotovertJghtenscrew.
NOTE: If you remove the pulley screw from the
pulley,make surethestarterdog,retainer, c am,and
wave washer are positionedand installedpropedy
as shownin Figure39. If partshave been cleaned,
applya small amountofgreaseto bothsidesof the
cam and wave washers.
14. Make sure the cam isinstalledon the starter dogin
the direction showninFigure39.Alsomakesure the
wavewasher isseatedaroundthetop outeredge of
the retainerand notcaught between the topofthe
retainerand the pulleyscrew.
15. Catchthe ropeinthe notchinthe pulley.Figure40.
16. Turnthe pulleyciockwise towindup the springuntil
itwillturnno more without forcing. H o/dthepu//e/by
hand.Do notletgooHhepul/_. Letthepulley unwind
one fulltum and releasethe ropefromtheslot.Con-
tinueto hold pulley.
17. Hold the pulley and pullthe starterrope tothe full
extenL Release the pulleyand let the roperewind
slowly.
18. Reinstallfan housingand the four chromecolored
screws.Tighten screwssecurely.
PHILLIPS
SCREWDRIVER
STARTER
HOLE
_'-_---PULLEYSCRL=W
CAM
( NOTEPOSITION
Figure 37
Figure 39
Figure 38
COUNTERCLOCKWISE
TO-RE LEASE
Figure 40