Hello guys say i have a ?. how do u get the spring wound back up and back in and put the string in it and tie the knot without it unwinding[:@]. i am havein no such luck getting this task done. any ideas. im open to any suggestions[8D]. thanx

TJ

I had the same thing happen. After hours of screwing around with the damn spring (and a case of beer later) the $15 my LHS charges for a new pull start or $20 for a Tiger Drive set up seems pretty cheap.

Ya thats what i did. i just went and got a new one. i got P.O.ed and i was out of beer as well [:@] so i drove the 20 miles to the closest hobby shop and got a new one for 14 bucks and now im haveing a problem with my DTX 18. im haveing a heck of a time trying to get it tuned. i got the low side so thats good but i hit the brakes and it dies and at full throtle its bogs down and almost dies. i checked the cluch spring and its good. so i know that the cluch i disengageing but why dose it die all the time when i use the brakes. any ideas let me know.
Thanx
TJ

reason why the engine is dieing is because its to lean.....richen it out about half a turn
also you said that it dies when you hit the brakes, you might have to screw the idle screw in

I've done this many times now, it's not that hard.

Start by holding the spring and winding it up in your hand. Then carefully grab it with a pair of needle nose pliars making sure it does not unravel. Place it inside the pullstart, and put pressure on it with your remaining fingers so it doesn't fling out and try to kill you. Make sure the outer tab on the spring is locked into it's little groove thing in the pullstart housing.

Now wind the cord around the bobbin making sure you wind the right way around. You may want to replace the cord as you will have to shorten it a bit to take up the slack you will have when you finish.

Now place the bobbin in the pullstart and rotate it till it catches on the inner tab of the spring. Clip the piece of plastic on the pullstart that prevents the bobbin coming out.

Now pull the knot out of the T handle with a pair of needle nose pliars, and pull the cord out until there is a little tension, tie a knot and snip off the rest, you may want to add a drop of CA glue to the knot to ensure it doesnt come undone.

And voila! You have sucessfully rebuilt your pullstart!

Hey jkulhanek,
Thanx for the info. i got it to work. it took me forever and i was about to give up and throw it away and the last time i tried it. it went together so now i have a back up. again thanx for the tips.

TJ