Starter Housing Disassembly - Arctic Cat Cougar Service Manual

RECOIL STARTER
NOTE
The cooling pump pulley (Figure 8),fan
drive pulley (Figure 9) or flywheel coun-
terweight may be attached to the same
screws as the starter pulley.
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4. Installation is the reverse of the preceding
steps. Observe the following:
a. Apply Loctite 271 (red) to the threads of the
three retaining screws.
b. Install the starter pulley (Figure 7), lock-
washers and screws.
c. Tighten the retaining screws evenly to 8-12
N.m (6-9 ft.-lb.) torque.
d. Reinstall the recoil starter housing as de-
scribed in this chapter.
Starter Housing
Disassembly
This procedure describes complete disassem-
bly of the recoil starter housing. Refer to Figure
6 for this procedure.
WARNING
The rewind spring will usually remain in
the cavity of the housing, but it may
unwind suddenly and violently as the
sheave is removed in Step 8. Wear safety
glasses while disassembling the starter.
1. Remove the recoil starter housing as de-
scribed in this chapter.
2. Hold the starter rope securely and remove the
temporary knot tied in the rope during removal.
3. Hold the starter sheave (5, Figure 6) to keep
it from turning, release the starter rope and allow
the sheave to tum slowly until it stops.
4. Tum the starter assembly so that the sheave
assembly faces up as shown in Figure 10.
5. Remove the nut (Figure 10). This nut was
installed with (blue) Loctite.
6. Remove the drive plate and friction spring
(Figure 11).