When pullstarts go bad!
 

Ok, I broke my string on my pullstart like 8months ago and tryed to fix it last night, but my spring went and took a crap on me. It popped out and unraveled. How do I wind a spring back up? I'm sure this will also be a good help for many others.

I have an MGT (look at my name) and it has the stock TTR .28 on it, if that helps, but I don't think it will matter.

PS - I don't want to spend $40 on a new one b/c it works with my drill, but I want my "pull" in pullstart back in service.

RE: When pullstarts go bad!
 

If you value your fingers put some gloves on first or it'll slice them right up ;)

Coil the spring into the plastic housing and then coil the cord, by removing the centre hex part you'll then be able to seat the centre part of the spring properly. Pull the cord slightly to build up some tension in the spring, and then without allowing the spring to pop out you want to wind a revolution or two of cord around the plastic housing (you'll have to get it between the plastic housing and the outer casing without letting the inner spin under the tension of the spring). Done a few times you'll build up enough tension to retract the cord into the housing fully.

Then just re-insert the centre part and bolt the pullstart back on. It's fairly easy to do once you've got your head around it...

RE: When pullstarts go bad!
 

hmmm never tried it that way. I always took the spring out and wound it by hand pretty tight. Then took some duck tape and wrapped it around it so the sticky side wasnt on the spring but on itself if you get what I mean. Then slipped it back in and connected both ends and it seemed to work just fine after that. Done it that way on about 5 different pullstarts. Hard to explain but once you get looking at it you will see what has to be done.

RE: When pullstarts go bad!
 

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