Sorry, I’ve been away – the parts came in to fix my bike. Good thing, the wheel bearing went out on my Tricycle.
The snap rings on the pawl posts are supposed to hold them down. Here is how they go together …
Because of quality control problems with sand casting, there were slight variations in the Simplex Starter mounts. In order to be sure the pawls did not drag on the flywheel and all three pawls engaged properly, it was necessary to center the starter pulley each time the rewind spring was changed. The 200565 starter pulley shaft has a 3/16" hole in it. This is so a 3/16" rod can be put through it to center it over the dead center in the top of the crankshaft. While the shaft is thus centered, the 133141 nut is tightened to hold it in place. Then the rod is removed and the 133157 acorn nut is installed to seal the hole and keep the 133141 nut from loosening. A special tool was available to fit the top of the shaft to keep it from turning while the nut was tightened.
