Homelite Mighty Lite Lawn Trimmer  "recoil starter engaging" Questions

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...if its not something as simple as a spring or something, but, can't find anything about it. Possibly the recoil starter pawl's on the inside of the recoil housing not engagning with the

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...starter recoil pully slipping My Yard Machine model 21a-121r900 tiller's pull starter recoil pully was slipping off the two metal teeth on the fly wheel assembly. I replaced the recoil pulley ...

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Starter on trimmer wont retract Homelite Mighty Lite trimmer. Went to start it and when I pulled the started handle, it stayed out and the started cord did not recoil. Can I take off the cover to ...

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starter rope is loose on lawn edger Starter rope will not engage to start the engine when pulled. remove the recoil housing and wrap the chord round the spool more to take up the slack

...recoil cover and check the dogs that engauge the starter to the flywheel  Also check to make sure the dogs are engaging when the cord is pulled. If not manually move the dogs in and out they ...

...starter pulley are not engaging with the pawls on the flywheel...The pawls are spring loaded so they engage and then drop out of the way when starting, See if you can break the machine down to that ...

...starter in a hand and with the other hand pull the cord two full rotations. (this sets the recoil spring) Now wind the slack from the cord around the pulley again. Do this until there is plenty of ...

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starter cover with the cord and pulley inside. If there is a plate holding down the cord pulley, remove it and carefully lift out the pulley, try not to dislodge the recoil spring as this is where the

recoil" starter. The first possibility is that the gear has come loose (if a mounted gear) or broken (if molded to the spool), and the rattling is the loose part(s) flopping around instead of engaging

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