Replacing starter rope on 6.5 hp briggs and stratton mower

You can take the recoil unit out and replace it, you may also be able to recoil save that one if nothing has been broken

Did you remember to "wind" the cord when you replaced it. They normally have a spring type of set up that you have to wind before you bolt everything together.

There is a flywheel brake that is contolled by the safety bar of the handle. If the cable to the safety bar has broken or is no longer attached the the flywheel brake will be on. Not only that there is an ignition Kill switch as part of the flywheel brake. If the brake is on, the kill switch is activated.

Your mower needs some simple maintenence
1. Recoil assembly repaired or replaced.
2, Throttle cable and control repaired or replaced (Item 10 below link)
3. User Safety Bar cable adjustment or replacement. (Item 11 below link)

The above items are not a good reason to call your mower a parts source.

Without a model number I had to GUESS which model this was.
This is my best guess:
http://www.jackssmallengines.com/help.cfm#/MTD/125-478C054_(1995)/General_Assembly/0054900-E/00549000001

Thanks for choosing FixYa,
Kelly

This is an easy one. You need a #2 phillips screwdriver, a 1/4" nutdriver or socket, a 5/16" nutdriver or socket, 84" of #4.5 braided nylon rope, scissors and a lighter or flame of some kind.

1. With the #2 phillips screwdriver, remove the 2 screws that hold the green plastic cover to the top of the engine. This is just a decorative cover.
2. With the 5/16 nutdriver, remove the 3 screws in the top of the fuel tank. Lift the tank straight up about 3/4" and then just lay it back on the rear of the mower deck.
3. The round black object on top of the motor is the starter houseing. You will find it being held on with 2 screws from the side. The 1/4 nutdriver should fit these. Remove them, and note the position of each screw and the position of the starter top. It might help to put some colored tape on the starter top and on the upper engine shroud to make sure you put it back in the same position. The starter top will come off by lifting it straight up.
4. Remove what is left of the old rope.
5. carefully wind the inner pulley (the same direction the rope will pull it) until it is tight. Then let it rotate back a little until the rope hole in the pulley lines up with the rope hole in the starter top. Use your screwdriver to hold these in place by putting it through the pulley and starter top vent holes.
6. Measure your rope out to 84inches and then cut it. Take the lighter and melt the ends of the rope to keep them from ravelling. When you melt the ends, take a paper towel or a rag and wipe the ends to form a point. This will make reinstall easier.
7. Push the rope throught the eyelet of the starter top and through the hole in the pulley and tie a figure 8 knot on the inside of the pulley. Tie the starter handle on the other end. but do not tighten this knot, you may have to untie it to lace it back through to where it goes.
8.. Hold tension on the rope and remove the screwdriver. The rope should retract into the starter top.
9.Reinstall everything in reverse order.

Good luck!

Does the starter rope rewind? If So and You removed the engine shroud you have to be sure the Pull Starter lines up with the flywheel nut. If the rope does not rewind the return spring is broken so you have to get a spring and remove the shroud and install it. I would take the shroud off and with me to get the spring and the place may install it for you. Bolt the shroud back on and you should be in business.

Yes

You need to remove the starter cover and rewind the rope a bit.

It is actually not too hard to do. And you dont need any parts!

pull the starter housing off, take out the old rope, rotate the starter counter clock wise 5 to 6 times were the to holes line up stick a screw driver throw the holes to hold it in place. feed the same ty-ip rope from out side in throw then tie off. your going to need about 6 to 7 feet. let the pulley pull the rope in

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