Arctic Cat Cougar Service Manual page 331

RECOIL STARTER
WARNING
Be extremely careful when heating the
recoil rope. The hot melting rope can
cause serious injury as well as the flame
used to heat the rope.
a. Check the ends of the starter rope for fray-
ing. To tighten the end of the rope, apply
heat to melt the end (Figure 25).
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b. Push the end of the rope through the hole in
the sheave drum past the window (Figure
26).
c. Tie a knot m the end of the rope. Pull the
rope until the knot is tight in the pocket of
the sheave (Figure 27).
d. Lay the sheave on the workbench with the
open end up (Figure 28).
e. Wind the rope counterclockwise (Figure
28) tightly into the groove of the sheave.
NOTE
After the rope is wound into the groove,
approximately 50 em (20 in.) should re-
main free to install through the frame
and body.
3. Align the inner hook of the recoil spring
(Figure 29) with the notch in the sheave drum.
Install the sheave drum. Twist the sheave drum
slightly to make sure the drum and end of the
spring are engaged.
4. Install the pawl spring (Figure 30).
5. Install the pawl (Figure 31). Make sure the
spring engages the pawl.
6. If removed, install the friction spring on the
drive plate (Figure 21).
7. Install the drive plate and friction spring (Fig-
ure 32) so the flat in the drive plate engages the
flat on the center post.