Kohler K91 Service Manual page 63

Figure 7-7. I nstalling Rope.
1 0 . Tie a slip knot approximately 1 2" from the free
end of rope . Hold pulley firmly with thumb and
allow pul ley to rotate
knot reaches the rope guide bushing in hous­
ing .
1 1 . Slip the handle and rope retainer onto rope .
Tie a single knot at the end of rope and install
rope retainer i nto handle. Refer to Fig ure 7-5 .
1 2 . Untie the slip knot in rope and pull the handle
out u ntil the rope is fully extended . Slowly re­
tract the rope i nto the starter . If the spring has
been properly tensioned , the rope will fully re­
tract until the handle hits the housing .
Disassembly
1 . Remove starter from engine .
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CAUTION: Spring Under Tension!
Do not remove the center screw of the starter until
the tension of recoil spring has been released. Re­
moving the center screw before releasing spring
tension, or improper starter disassembly can cause
the sudden and potentially dangerous release of the
recoil spring. Follow these instructions carefully to
ensure personal safety and proper starter disassem­
bly. Make sure adequate face protection is worn by
all persons in the area.
2 . Pull the rope out approximately 1 2 " and tie a
tem porary (slip) knot in it to keep it from re­
tracting into starter. Refer to Fig ure 7-5.
3. Remove the rope retainer from inside handle
and untie the knot to remove retainer and han­
d l e .
4.
Hold the pu lley firmly with thumb and untie the
slip knot . Allow pul ley to rotate
spring tension is released . Refer to Fig ure 7-6.
Rope Guide Bushing
slowly until the temporary
slowly as the
5 . When all spring tension on the starter pu lley
has been released , remove the rope from the
pulley.
6 . Remove t h e center screw , washer, pawl cam ,
and brake spring .
7 . Rotate t h e pu lley clockwise 2 f u l l t u r n s . This
will ensure the pu lley is d isengaged from the
spring .
S .
Hold t h e pulley into starter housing and invert
starter so the p ulley is away from your face ,
and away from others in the area .
9 . Rotate the pulley slightly from side to side and
carefully separate the pul ley from the starter
housing . Refer to Figure 7 -S .
If the pul ley and housing do not separate eas­
ily, the spring could be engaged with the pul­
ley , or there is sti ll tension on the sprin g . Re­
turn the pulley to the housing and repeat step
7 before separating the pulley and housing.
1 0 . Note the position of the spring and keeper as­
sembly on the pulley. Also refer to Figure 7-9 .
(The spring and keeper assem bly must be cor­
rectly positioned on pul ley for proper opera­
tion . ) Remove the spring and keeper assembly
from the pulley as a package .
Fig ure 7-8. Removing Pul ley From Housing .
Figure 7-9. Position Of Spring And Keeper
On P u l ley.
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