JLG X23J - X700AJ Service Manual - Manual (Page 338)

SECTION 3 - CHASSIS & TURNTABLE
3121448 – JLG Lift – 3-311
RECOIL STARTER
Preliminary work:
Dismantling:
– Take out retaining screws 1 and pull housing 2 off hori-
zontally by hand.
– Pull starting cable 3 out of handgrip 4 and unfasten the
knot.
– Turn cable pulley 5 back slowly until return spring 6 is
relieved of load.
– Loosen screw 7 and take off spring washer 8 and brake
disc 9.
– With return spring 6 entirely relieved of load, turn cable
pulley 5 to and fro and lift it carefully out of housing 2.Turn-
ing to and fro is essential, or else return spring 6 will be
pulled out of its seat in housing 2. However, it need not be
removed unless damaged.
Warning: risk of injury!
– Take pawl 11 and torsion spring 12 off cable pulley 5.
Testing / repair:
– Perform a visual check.
– Check parts for wear or damage and renew if necessary.
Assembly:
– Apply a light coating of high-tempera-ture grease K to all
moving metal parts.
– Wind return spring 6 back into housing 2 if it had to be
removed, or insert a new wrapped spiral spring and
remove its wrapping. The outer eye of the spring must
engage in the milled cutout in housing 2. The inner spring
eye must be about 4 mm from the shaft.
– Wind on starting cable 3 and place cable pulley 5 on the
shaft in housing 2.
– Turn the cable pulley to and fro slightly until the projec-
tion on the cable pulley engages in the return spring eye.
– Insert the longer arm of torsion spring 12 into the hole
on the cable pulley.
– Install pawl 11 and engage the shorter arm of the torsion
spring in the cutout.
– Insert brake spring 10 as illustrated, and install brake
disc 9.
– Install spring washer 8 and screw 7. Use sealant D.Note
correct tightening torque (10 Nm).
– Preload the cable pulley by giving it 4 1/2 turns in the
engine’s direction of rotation, and lock it in this position.
– Thread the cable thrrough handgrip 4 and secure it with
a knot.
– Check that the recoil starter operates correctly.
– Install remaining parts on engine.