Cub Cadet MTD 70 Series - Manual (Page 77)

Starters
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Starter Rope
The most common failure mode for most recoil assem-
blies is a broken rope.
NOTE: If the spring was not damaged when the recoil
sprung back, It is possible to simply remove the
remnants of the old rope and install a new rope.
1. Remove the starter by following the steps described
earlier in this chapter.
2. Remove the old starter rope by prying out the starter
cord knot and pulling the rope out with it.
3. Cut a piece of #4 recoil rope 7’ (2.1 meters) long.
4. Heat fuse the ends of the starter rope, and tie a dou-
ble half-hitch in one end.
5. The rope may be easily installed from the outside-in.
Pull the rope tight to seat the knot firmly in the recess
in the back of the pulley. See Figure 6.4.
NOTE: It may be necessary to wind the pulley clockwise to
line up the hole in the pulley to the hole in the
starter housing. If so, use a punch or screwdriver
to block the pulley, preventing it from rewinding.
See Figure 6.4.
6. Wind the spring tightly. Then relieve it minimum 1 full
turn, counting when the pulley knot aligns with the
rope bushing in the housing. (This usually results in
about 1.5-1.75 complete turns of relief), and block it
with a punch or screwdriver to keep it from rewinding.
7. Install the handle and handle insert on the loose end
of the rope, again using a double half-hitch. See Fig-
ure 6.5.
8. Remove the blocking tool and at a controlled rate, let
the rope rewind into the starter.
9. Give the starter a couple of test pulls to verify the
right amount of tension on the starter rope.
NOTE: If starter rope tension needs to be adjusted, hook
the rope into the notch in the pulley and wind the
pulley a couple of turns to add tension-. See Figure
6.6.
10. Install the starter and tighten the starter nuts to a
torque of 53 - 71 in-lbs (6-8 Nm).
Figure 6.4
Rope inserted
from the inside
out
pulley blocked
Figure 6.5
Inset: knot
Figure 6.6
Rope-return tension may be increased by winding
the rope and pulley counter clockwise.
notch in pulley