stu Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 ziggy i just used your guide after hours of tryin myself and then did it in 10mins!!! easy and brilliant, thansk so much, saved tommorows bashing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbl!nd Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 (edited) Great tutorial Ziggy I figured out how to fix pullstarts after trial and error (and lots of recoiling that damn spring) but it isn't half difficult to explain to someone how to do it for themselves! Kudos to you for taking the time to show how it's done. Edited February 9, 2008 by snowbl!nd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Terminator Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I've just used Ziggys technique and it was 100% successful for me too.The spring inside snapped right at the exit at the centre of the bobbin and the thing locked up aswell as pulling the cord straight through the hole in the bobbin,the bobbin was already snapped at the hole.Luckily I had a spare bobbin and used the old pullstart handle on the MG16 as the standard one is too small and gives blisters like you would'nt believe as i'd snapped the spring the same in that one too,unlucky or just heavy handed.? The springs that'd snapped in both pullstarts I just shaped like it was originally and snapped it back into the slot and from there followed Ziggy's instructions.Now I have a working again pullstart in the Hyper and MG16 aswell as a new handle,silicone piece and alloy guide off a Hyper on the little CEN MG16.Thanx Ziggy you saved me £18 for the Hyper and £14,95 for the CEN mate and this is probably the best repair guide on here.Nice one fella...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langy Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Excellent instructions! After I read them properly took me about 10 minutes to complete. The spring was still on the casing which I left in place. Langy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyLad Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Used this guide tonight to get the spring back in the pullstart on my LRP motor. Nice one Ziggy - top guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) nice one mate just wanna add something to the end if you don't mind it another way of getting rid of that slack. you can pull the cord out of the top of the pull start handle,and pull it out until all the slack has gone i sometimes do a little more and then all you do is tie another knot in the end and cut off the excess. i know it makes it sorter but not by much but its another way of doing things. hope you don't mind mate Edited February 16, 2009 by mini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz d Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Top tip, i've been doin g mine like this for a while as I had yrs of practise on my old lawnmower, one thing to be warry of when adding the loop with the coctail stick isthat it adds pressure on the spring and it will loose it's recoil over time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revorocks Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Awesome guide there Ziggy, shame I didn't see it a couple of months ago when my Picco .26 pullstart broke. Spend 2 days trying to fix it and managed to fix it in a maths lesson with 2 pairs of hands and a pensil Bloody hard though, this should make it alot easier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Top tip, i've been doin g mine like this for a while as I had yrs of practise on my old lawnmower, one thing to be warry of when adding the loop with the coctail stick isthat it adds pressure on the spring and it will loose it's recoil over time Mine never did recoil in the end, hence why i looked it around once more Plus its what 1 of my old modelshops showed me before i really understood how to repair them Awesome guide there Ziggy, shame I didn't see it a couple of months ago when my Picco .26 pullstart broke. Spend 2 days trying to fix it and managed to fix it in a maths lesson with 2 pairs of hands and a pensil Bloody hard though, this should make it alot easier! Pencil probably would work - but what happen to the cable ties? Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safc1994 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) Ziggy ziggy ziggy why didnt you tell me about this method when i was trying to fix mine on live chat o well now i no how to do it properly and should do it in 10mins great guide cheers mate Edited April 10, 2009 by safc1994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmatrix Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Goint to have to give this a try, I just bust my Pull start on my new Hyper 7 lol. I will let you know how it goes, tnx for taking the time to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin s Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 nice one m8 . just repaired an old pullstart for my sons mini st. will keep cost down a bit if new one breaks... thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark stranger Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) Repaired my pull start today after the cord pulled through the hole in the bobbin. I also found the spring had snapped where it attaches to the bobbin. Took just over two hours to do, three nasty cuts to my hands and lots of four letter words but got there in the end! I am sure it will be much quicker to do next time around. Cheers Ziggy. I can now go bashing tomorrow! Edited May 16, 2009 by dark stranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy3289 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 coh, absoloutely legendary info I tried to find out how to do it on the internet, discovered this web site My metal coil inside broke, so I used plires to bend it round and re fit it onto the wheel for it to work Didnt have a clue where the force came from, was hunting round everywhere, hmm, nope that doesnt look like it (looking inside the clutch) Ive got a decent camera, so maybe if you need them I could take pictures of mine and upload them, doh will have to take it apart again, well If I do it again in the future Ill take some I do quite a bit SLR photography Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koiboy Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Excellant guide ziggy. I over streched my friends pull start yesterday, i felt real bad so I fixed it for him(actually my mum did when was at work lol). How long do these pullstarts last after being fixed? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-95 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 now need a guide on pulling them i always pull them to far and then they snap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taffr Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 top man ziggy, i owe you a pint son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco.dave Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I know this is an old thread, but wanted to say thanks. Managed to get it done first time using this method after lots of unsuccesful attempts using different methods. One comment though, I sprayed WD40 into the pullstart but now it slips. Could it be that this has got between the shaft and the one way bearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobymark Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Thanks for the guide, couldn't get mine to run today and ended up pulling it out too far and it jammed and wouldn't recoil stripped it down a couple of times and followed this guide to repairing it, added a little grease so hopefully i shouldn't have any problems in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danzul90 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Awesome thread! saved me buying a new one! Top effort thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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