Craftsman WEEDWACKER 358.799110 Operator's Manual page 18

E. STARTER ROPE
• Replacea Starter Rope that breaks.
A WARNinG
21. Hold the rope taut at the rope exit hole so the
pulley will not move. Remove hex wrench.
22. Reverse steps 1. through 8. to re-assemble.
1. Disconnect spark plug wire. Figure 25.
2. Loosen the nose cone screws. Figure 25.
3. Separate the drive shaft housing/throttle grip
from the engine.
4. Disconnect the throttle cable (Z fitting) from the
throttle lever as follows:
a pivot the throt_e lever toward the throttle _!_i
cable;
b. turn the Z fitting sideways (Figure 26 );
c. remove the Z fitting from the hole in the
throttle lever, then rpJease the throttle lever.
5. S_eeze the snap fitting and remove it from the
p_ey housing. Figure 26.
6. Remove the five pulley housing screws (four on
the front, one by the spark plug) with the small
hex wrench provided. Figure 25 (inset).
7. Separate the pulley housing from the engine.
8. Disconnect switch wires from switchl Figure 27.
9. Remove the rope retention screw. Figure 28: Re-
move any remaining rope from around the pulley
ratchet. Figure 28.
10. Hold pulley housing as shown in Figure 28 .Hand
turn the pulley clockwise as far as it will go. .......
11. Turn the pulley counterc!o_e until the pulley
notch is aligned with the housingnotch next to the
retaining tab and screw. Figure 28.
12. Then, turn the pulley one complete turn counter-
clo_e unt_ the notches are aligned again.
13. Insert the hex wrench into the hole formed by the
notches to hold the pulley in position. Fig-
ure 28 (inset-upper left).
14. Use a 42" length of replacement rope.
15. Move away 10 feet (3 meters) from the fuel tank
with the replacement rope. Use a match and melt
both ends of the rope to prevent fraying. _:'_
16. Pull melted ends through a thick, clean ragwhile
theropeis still hottoobtain smooth,pointed ends.
17. Insert one end oftheropethroughthehandleand
securewith a knot. Leave a 3/16"pigt_,behind
theknot. Figure28 (inset-upper right).
18. Insert theotherend oftheropethroughtherope
• exitholeintothe inside of the housing, intothe
pulley and up through thepulley hole. Figure28.
19.Wrap the rope counterclockwise around the
pulleyratchet and tucklooseend under the rope
atthepulley hole.Figure28. Leave a I inchtail
tayingflat on top of the pulley 5etzoeen the retainer
rib and the retention post as shown in Figure 28.
The rope taft must net extend beyond the raised
circle on the pulley to prevent interference with
the retaining tab. Figure 28.
20. Thread the rope retainer screw into the retainer
post. Figure 28. Do not overtighten screw.
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Throttle
Figure 26
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"Nose Cone _ Screws
Drive Shaft
Figure 2,5
Figure 27
Rope
Taft
Puney
Notch
Housing
Notch
Figure 28