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    M. Mitchell
    I have two 223l trimmers that have damaged starter...escalated
    Service & Maintenance Question posted April 30, 2013 by M. Mitchell 
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    Question:
    I have two 223l trimmers that have damaged starter pulleys(from pulling too hard...) I have attempted to replace the starter pulleys, but each time the pull cord hangs up and will not recoil. What is the secret to this repair??!!

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    • Dan Sweeney

      Assuming the recoil spring is not cracked somewhere in the middle, tensioning the cord is fairly easy,  notice in the 'wall' of the pulley a slight cut out, pull out a foot or so of cord,  convince the cord to go into this cut out in the pulley  wall, now use the cord to tension the recoil spring by turning it a few times around... hope this  helps

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      • M. Mitchell

        Thanks Dan. Pre-tensioning the starter cord helped, and I had the tension springs mounted upside down. Now that all is corrected they are back from the dead. Really appreciate the speed of your reply, Mike

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