Reply To: 7.5hp Evinrude Starter Pullstart Issues

[Don]

OK, well I’m sure someone will chime in with a parts diagram, which will help explain things… I’m not sure I understand what you are saying though. Are you saying that the rope was not retracting fully? Are you saying that when you pulled the recoil rope the starter did not engage with the flywheel?
Sounds like you didn’t get things lined up properly when you removed/reinstalled the recoil pulley screw, so now you can’t pull the rope out at all without loosening the screw slightly, do I have it correct? I can’ remember if these recoils used a shoulder screw which prevented over tightening….Or, if you simply tightened the screw “just snug enough to hold everything in place but allow the pulley to rotate freely”….The nut on top of the recoil was then tightened to keep the screw in place…
Like I say, someone will chime in with a parts diagram…