Recoil Starter Servicing; Remove Recoil Starter; Disassemble Recoil Starter - Arctic Cat Pantera 1978 Service Manual

Recoil Starter
Servicing
Remove Recoil Starter
1. Turn ignition switch to OFF position.
2. Open hood.
3. Remove the four bolts securing recoil
assembly to the magneto housing.
Fig. 4-164
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4. Remove return and compression springs.
5. Remove the three pawl springs; then remove
the 3 starter pawls.
Before removing last bolt. grasp the recoil to
prevent asudden retraction of the recoil to the
instrument panel.
Tie a slip knot in the recoil rope and slowly
allow the rope to retract against the recoil
housing. If recoil is to be removed from
chassis, remove the knot at the starter
handle. then thread rope through console.
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CAUTION
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NOTE: Further recoil disassembly is not
required unless there is a problem with the
main spring or the recoil rope.
6. Rotate the recoil roller counterclockwise
until the notch of the reel is near the recoil
rope bushing. Using a piece of stiff wire.
guide the rope into the notch and slowly
allow the roller to retract until all main spring
tension is released.
7. Carefully lift the recoil roller free of case.
making sure that the recoil spring does not
accidentally disengage from the recoil case.
Fig. 4-165
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Disassemble Recoil Starter
1. Clamp the recoil in a vise.
2. While exerting downward pressure on the
drive plate, remove the nut, lock washer and
flat washer.
Fig. 4-163
A190
3. Slowly release the drive plate retainer cover.
Lift the cover free of spring.
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8. Remove the recoil spring from the recoil case
by lifting the spring end up and out. Hold
remainder of recoil spring with thumbs and
alternately release each thumb to allow the
recoil spring to gradually release from the
recoil case.