Stihl KA 85 Instruction Manual page 48

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Thread the rope through the rotor
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and secure it with a simple
overhand knot.
Go to "Installing the Rope Rotor".
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Replacing a Broken Rewind Spring
Two types of replacement springs are
available from the factory:
A ready-to-fit rewind spring secured
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with a wire retainer.
A rope rotor with pre-installed
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rewind spring.
Installing the ready-to-fit rewind spring
Lubricate the spring with a few
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drops of resin-free oil – see "Special
Accessories" – do not open the wire
retainer!
Carefully remove the parts of the old
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spring from the starter cover and
rope rotor.
Insert the new rewind spring in the
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rope rotor and, at the same time,
engage the outer spring loop in the
rotor's recess – the wire retainer
slips off in this process. If the spring
pops out and uncoils, refit it in the
counterclockwise direction, starting
outside and working inwards.
Go to "Installing the Rope Rotor".
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Installing rope rotor with rewind spring
Carefully unpack the new rope rotor
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with rewind spring. The spring may
pop out if not handled with care –risk
of injury.
Lubricate the spring with a few
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drops of resin-free oil – see "Special
Accessories".
Go to "Installing the Rope Rotor".
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Installing the Rope Rotor
a
a = 2mm
(0.08 in)
Check dimension "a" for inner
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spring anchor loop and bend it
slightly if necessary.
Coat rope rotor bearing bore with
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resin-free oil – see "Special
Accessories".
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Slip the rotor over the starter post –
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turn it back and forth to engage the
anchor loop (8) of the rewind spring.
Insert the screw (5) and tighten it
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down firmly.
Go to "Tensioning the Rewind
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Spring".
Tension the rewind spring.
Make a loop in the unwound starter
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rope and use it to turn the rope rotor
six full revolutions
counterclockwise.
Hold the rotor steady. Pull out and
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straighten the twisted rope.
Release the rope rotor.
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Release the rope slowly so that it
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winds onto the rotor.
Check spring tension:
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