Poulan 1400T - Manual (Page 16)

B. STARTER ROPE
• This is a compIi<^ted aad poieatsaUy hazardous
task. ItisreaHnmendedthatonlyaqualijEiedservke
dealer perform this repair.
^WARNING
Always MS&ar eye protection and gloves when servicing
the starter rope. The recoil spring, located beneath the
pulley, is under tension. If the spring flies out, serious
injury can result.
• To repair or replace:
1. Disconnect spark plug wire.
2. Drain all fuel from tank.
3. Remove the two screws and two washers from the
fuel tank. Figure 22. Set fuel tank aside.
4. Remove the five screws from fen housing. Figure 23.
5. Separate fen housing from shroud about 2 inches.
6. Slide high tension lead grommet from slot in fan
housing. Figure 24.
7. Separate fuel line leaving the connector in the end
attached to the fuel tank. Figure24.
8. Separate the fen housing completely from the
shroud. Figure 24,
9. If the starter rope is not broken, release the spring
tension by pulling about 12 inches of rope from the
pulley and catch the rope in the notch as shown.
Figure28.
1САШ10УП Be sure the tension on the starter
spring is released by rotating the pulley clock­
wise
with your finger while pushing down
on the pulley with your band.
10. RemovescrewfromthestarterpuUeyverycarefuIiy.
Rotate the pulley clockwise until no spring
tension is felt and carefully lift the pulley out of the
fen housing. Figure 27. Remove the old rope.
11. Move away from the fuel tank with the rope to be
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to prevent fraying.
12. PuUthemeited ends through athick, dean r^ while
the rope is still hot to obtain smooth, pointed tips.
13. Insert one end of the rope through the handle and
secure with a knot.
14. Insert the free end of rope through rope exit hole to
the inside of the fan housing.
15. Guide rope inside pulley, then up through the pulley
ratchet side of pulley hole to the outside by pushing
the rope throu^ from thehole on the spring cam side
with a small Phillips screwdriver. Figure 25.
16. Wr^ rope counterclockwise around pulley
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it comes out of hole. Leave a 1/4 to 1/2 inch tail
laying fiat on the top of the pulley alongside the
retainer rib and between the rib and post. The
rope tail must not extend beyond the edge of the
pulley. Figure 26,
17. Carefully replace pulley in the housing. Be sure the
pulley is all the way down. Replace washer and screw
and tighten. Figure 27.
18. Turn the pulley clockwise until all the rope is
wrapped onto the pulley.
19. Pull out the rope by the handle (approximately 12 ")
and hold the pulley.
20. Pull the 12 inch slack in the rope into the inside of the
fan housing and catch rope in pulley notch. Figure
28.
21. Hold the rope taut and make2 complete turns of the
pulley counterclockwise to place tension on
the spring. Continue to hold the pulley to retain
tension.
22. Align pulley notch with rope exit hole, release slack
in the rope, and pull starter handle to the full extent
of the rope. Release the pulley and slowly allow the
rope to wind around the pulley.
23. Reverse procedure for re-assembiy of fan housing
to shroud.
REMOVE
SCREW
Figure 22
Figure 24