I went out to cut some wood last weekend and when I pulled the starter cord, it came out of the saw. This is a Poulon Pro 5020 AV. I took it back in to fix it but it would only recoil half way after being pulled out.
I foolishly started undoing things and the coil spring unsprung. I've had a few sessions trying to get it back but it's not easy. I found some YouTube videos on the subject which may help.
Any suggestions on how to proceed will be appreciated.
Paul
My solution was to take it to the "fix-it" guy in town...dtwice
Harry K
cord, it came out of the saw. This is a Poulon Pro 5020 AV. I took it back in to fix it but it would only recoil half way after being pulled out.
ad a few sessions trying to get it back but it's not easy. I found some You Tube videos on the subject which may help.
I've about come to that conclusion after a third frustrating attempt yester day evening. Just one more thing to try before giving up; I ordered a sprin g which comes coiled up with a restraining band. In theory, I should just b e able to slip it into the depression, slip off the band, and bolt everythi ng down. If that don't work, off to the fix-it guy.
Paul
r cord, it came out of the saw. This is a Poulon Pro 5020 AV. I took it bac k in to fix it but it would only recoil half way after being pulled out.
had a few sessions trying to get it back but it's not easy. I found some Y ouTube videos on the subject which may help.
erday evening. Just one more thing to try before giving up; I ordered a spr ing which comes coiled up with a restraining band. In theory, I should just be able to slip it into the depression, slip off the band, and bolt everyt hing down. If that don't work, off to the fix-it guy.
I can fix just about anything on my saws except for that damn spring. A wo rd of caution - if you have a metal spring inside a plastic housing, don't apply oil to the spring to make it slip easier. Plastic & oil just don't g et along together.
I've repaired the recoil spring on my little remington twice in the last 30 years - take out the spring, heat the broken end to dull red and bend to shape of the end that broke off - heat it again and quench it, then heat to a light straw and quench in oil. Rewind the slinky and re-install. I wind the spring inside a chunk of plastic drain pipe the right size and then pop it out of the pipe into the starter case. Takes a couple tries, usually.
Rewinding the spring was easier after the first time, but I'm foggy. Maybe I found a way to clamp bars in, to keep it from coming out as I worked, but I think I just got good at moving my thumbs to hold down the spring as I wound it against the inside of the housing.
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