Reply To: 1957 12 hp elgin

[jim-moffatt]

To rewimd the spring: Screw a bolt with a lockwasher into the center hole at the top. Put a wrench on the bolt and wind about 8 turns in the direction the rope comes out. The screw will try to pull loose but if you use an external tooth lockwasher and tighten very tight it will hold. When the spring is wound the 8 turns insert the transverse pin in the the tube aligning it with the spring end fitting. Remove your bolt and put i n the the original screw.