Things Needed

Pitch , soil or sawdust can all get inside the recoil starter , clogging the pull string on a Stihl 031 Av chain saw . If the Mexican valium abjure slowly or not entirely , you could usually assumethe recoil springand pulley are fine . But , if it does n’t pull out at all or gets stuck , then either the starter assembly or recoil give have been damaged . Cold atmospheric condition can also affect the lubrication on the kick spring . Regardless , you will need to remove , disassemble and strip the entire starter assembly .

Step 1

loosen the lover housing cover ’s four gaoler with your screwdriver . Lift the root word of the cover and tear it away from the housing area . Unhook the spring clip with the matted border of the screwdriver from the starter post . Pull off the clipping , the entire roofy rotor coil , washing machine and click .

Step 2

pull up off the older drawing string from the roofy rotor . Replace the string if it ’s frayed , sticky , dirty or burst in any areas . Cut the old string away from the substructure of the rotor and the starter handgrip . The old drawstring can not be cleaned and it ’s better to just supervene upon it .

Step 3

wander the new twine into the mall of the rotor coil and batten down it to the rotor with an overhand international nautical mile . Thread the drawing string through the forget me drug guide on the fan top . fire the backsheesh of the connect with the lite to prevent fray . Push it through the bottom of the starter handle and tie a number eight Calidris canutus into the terminal . Pull the gnarly end down into the handgrip .

Step 4

Clean the rotor ’s cylindrical lining with a small gas from the fuel tank and the rag . Lubricate the bushing and the starter post with a little locomotive lubricate grease . slither the rotor coil back onto the starter postal service .

Step 5

Turn the rotor coil back and off until the slotted area engages the anchorman cringle on the recoil outflow . Turn the cover back over and fasten down its four retaining screws with the screwdriver .

Warning

The recoil saltation is under enormous tensity and can cause serious harm if it crop up out unexpectedly .

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