Re: Mark 5 recoil

[billw]

quote Dave Bernard:

pull the 3 screws and plate and 2 paws. the recoil will work . when it is fine then put the paws and plate back on. the rewind will lock up if it is not on the motor . it must engage the flywheel nut to work.

When testing it off the motor, you can hold the recoil upside down and temporarily put a short 1/2" drive socket, say maybe size 7/8", in to the recoil where the toothed flywheel nut would go. This keeps the pawls from over-extending and locking up the recoil.

Long live American manufacturing!