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The recoil starter is self contained and engages with a shaped boss bolted to the flywheel - assuming everything is original and correctly assembled it should fit without problems, though I usually find a couple of test pulls during the tightening process helps everything bed together.
If it only binds in the last half turn of the retaining bolts a sort of temporary cure would be to fit a flat washer between the starter unit and the air cowl or other housing.
If the starter needs more standoff than a flat washer can provide there is probably something wrong with the assembly.
SOURCE: Pull cord on chain saw will not retract.
Most of the rancher models are easy to look at. Take the four screws off that hold the starter cover on.When off have a look to see if the pulley is ok or one of the starter dogs(pawls) is jamed . If dogs ok take the screw out of the centre of pulley and remove it ,check for spring tension. if there is just be carful to leave sring in housing. look at spring if broken or out of shape renew it and rope.check for cracks in pulley. When renewing spring and rope get correct rope length and diameter. don't over tension new spring. hop this helps
SOURCE: pull cord stays out, won't retract. I took apart
the end of the spring may be broking you can fix it by taking it out and heat it with a small fire until it is red hot and bend it
SOURCE: gas weed eater pull cord wont retract after pulling cord
remove the cover and the screw holding the recoil down, turning the pulley ccw should release the spring then wind rope around pulley and (hopefully yours has the slot in it) wind in the direction of the pulley teeth then, holding rope in slot put back on spring and wind cw till almost tight, and install screw. Usually you can do this without taking rope handle off. sometimes you have to remove handle. look at spring end in the middle and make sure its not broke as long as you have it apart. Its a easy fix.
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SOURCE: pull cord will not retract
Have to take all 3 plastic covers (housings) off to get to the spring and tie the new pull rope or change the spring. Just did mine, spring just unlatched and string wouldn't retract. Did not have to by any new parts....works great! Took me 1 hour to get it done.
SOURCE: pull cord will not retract
This takes some mechanical skill and knowledge to fix...definitely would take it back..I would have thought these manufacturers could have fixed these idiotic quality control problems by now....it goes on and on and....I know, folks would say..ya get what ya pay for....so in this case, you paid for a useless machine that you never even were able to use...that is NOT what you were SUPPOSED to get now was it!
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