Awhile ago, I brought a Force 15 back from the dead, which had that type of manual starter. My pulley wasn’t that bad but it WAS cracked. I also had to replace the spring, rope and the pinion gear. I spent more on the recoil alone than the whole engine was worth but hey, it is a great runner now and that’s all that matters to me. Those recoils are horrible, in my opinion. To get the flywheel off, you can either use a flywheel knocker (DON’T just pound on the crank shaft. There is a big difference) or you can drill and tap the three indentations on the flywheel for 1/4-20 screws and use a puller. Don’t drill into the coils. Be careful.
Long live American manufacturing!
