Re: 82 Johnson 15 hp manual starter
My problem was hard to explain. The end of the spring is on the outside of the housing....that is the end that is jumping out. I think you hit on something though wbeaton, cause I did rewind the spring and when I did, I did not tension it much....figured pulling the starter rope would tension it enough for the rope to re-wind, which it did when you pull the rope slowley. When you pull it normal though, there must be just a tiny bit of space between the spring housing and the pulley which the starter rope re-winds on and one strand of the re-wind spring which has the circular bend on the end of it jumps out of the slot it is in. How much tension or how many times should I turn the starter rope pulley to tension the re-wind spring? I also noticed a part called a re-wind spring retainer clip when doing the parts search as suggested by tashasdaddy. There was not one in my assembly (or I lost it when I removed it). I assume that could be the problem and will order one. Is it apparent how that part fits? Since I do not recall how it came out, I am not sure how to put it back in. Thank you all again.