TM 10-4320-309-14
TM 4320-14/1
4-19. REPLACE/INSPECT/REPAIR RECOIL STARTER ASSEMBLY
This task covers:
a) Removal
c) Repair
b) Inspection
d) Installation
INITIAL SETUP
Tools
Tool Kit, General Mechanics (Item 2,
Appendix B, Section III)
Shop Equipment, Automotive Maintenance
and Repair: Unit Maintenance,
Common No. 1 (Item 3, Appendix B,
Section III)
Socket Set, 8 to 19 mm (Item 6,
Appendix B, Section III)
REMOVAL:
Materials/Parts
Automotive grease (Item 5,
Appendix E, Section II)
Equipment
Condition
Para
3-16
Inlet air sound enclosure assembly
removed.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Push the decompression lever down to the start position.
Pull the rope T-handle slowly, turning the crankshaft until approximately two feet of pull rope is ex-
posed.
Grasp the rope firmly and pull the knot approximately six inches out of the T-handle.
NOTE
With knot untied do not allow rope to rewind Into the starter assembly.
Untie the knot.
Pass the rope through the baffle grommet. Slip the T-handle onto the rope and retie the knot.
Allow the rope to rewind until the T-handle seats on the starter case.
Remove four bolts (1).
Remove the recoil starter assembly as a self-contained unit.
INSPECTION:
a.
Pull the rope. It should pull easily with no binding.
b. Observe the drive mechanism. The cam that engages the flywheel cap should extend freely.
c.
Allow the rope to retract. The engaging mechanism should retract.
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