Trick to removing the nut on pull starter??

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So, picked up this decent running 1979 9.8 mercury outboard.. The biggest issue is the pull cord rope is old and I can't trust it on the river. Now the big problem is I can't get the top nut off the starter assembly is there some sort of trick to getting it off that I'm not seeing?? I've tried everything!!!
 

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This the way - pay attention to the left hand thread nut it turns opposite ie. right to loosen! Merc110-starter.jpg
 
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Yeah, the nut is definitely stripped then, I changed the cord on my lawn mower not two weeks ago and knew that it was left threaded :/ Do you think I could cut the nut off with a Dremel and jimmy rig something else where the nut was???
 
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Yeah it was stripped, took the dremel to it replaced the rope and now it's held on with a pair of vice grips, thinking and taking a die to it to get it rethreaded.... At least I have a new rope lol....
 
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