Re: Replacing recoil starter spring, 1958 Lightwin

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March 5, 2017 at 3:49 pm #53870
sailor58
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    We learned as kids that them things would hurt ya… I remember putting the sheave in a vise, and winding up the spring on it and pinning the end with a #6 finish nail in the little hole in the sheave, and then installing the sheave in the housing. Same system for all the twins.
    Larry