Chainsaw Recoil Starter Spring (How to Rewind)
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Rewinding a Chainsaw Recoil Starter Spring is an essential skill for any chainsaw owner or operator. This task may seem daunting at first, but with the right guidance and a bit of patience, you can save money on professional repairs and keep your chainsaw in good working condition. In this detailed guide, we will explore the process of rewinding a chainsaw recoil starter spring, step by step.
Step 1: Safety First
Before you begin any repair work on your chainsaw, prioritize safety. Ensure that the chainsaw is powered off and disconnected from any power source. Also, make sure you're wearing appropriate safety gear, including gloves and safety glasses, to protect yourself from any potential accidents.
Step 2: Remove the Recoil Starter Assembly
To access the recoil starter spring, you'll need to remove the entire recoil starter assembly from your chainsaw. This typically involves removing a few screws or bolts that secure the assembly to the chainsaw's housing. Carefully detach the starter assembly, making sure not to damage any of the components in the process.
Step 3: Disassemble the Recoil Starter
With the starter assembly in hand, carefully disassemble it to access the recoil spring. Take note of how the components are arranged, as this will be crucial when reassembling the recoil starter later.
Step 4: Remove the Old Spring
Locate the old or damaged recoil starter spring and carefully remove it from the assembly. Pay close attention to how the spring is wound, as this will be vital for the rewinding process. Note the direction of the wind and the number of coils.
Step 5: Prepare the New Spring
If you're replacing the old spring with a new one, ensure that it is the correct replacement part. Examine the new spring to confirm its length, diameter, and the direction of its wind. Compare it to the old spring to verify that they match.
Step 6: Wind the New Spring
Now comes the critical step of winding the new spring. Carefully follow the same winding direction and number of coils as the old spring. This can be a bit challenging, so take your time and be patient. You may need a pair of needle-nose pliers to help with the winding process.
Step 7: Reassemble the Recoil Starter
Once the new spring is securely wound, reassemble the recoil starter following the same arrangement of components as when you disassembled it. Ensure that everything fits snugly and that there are no loose or misaligned parts.
Step 8: Reattach the Starter Assembly
With the recoil starter fully reassembled, it's time to reattach it to your chainsaw's housing. Carefully align the assembly and secure it in place with the screws or bolts you removed earlier.
Step 9: Test the Recoil Starter
Before considering the job complete, give the recoil starter a test. Pull the starter cord gently to ensure it retracts smoothly and has the right amount of tension. If it doesn't, you may need to adjust the spring tension slightly by rewinding it again.
Rewinding a chainsaw recoil starter spring may take some practice, but it's a valuable skill for any chainsaw owner. With proper attention to detail and safety, you can successfully complete this task and keep your chainsaw running smoothly.
In this video I show you the way I replace a chainsaw recoil spring that has unwound. There have been some really good work by other youtubers covering this topic, so my video covers the causes in quite detail to help give you a firm base of understanding.
I hope you enjoy this video and I really hope it helps.
Many thanks indeed
(Craig Kirkman, Owner and Creator of The Repair Specialist Channel)
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Thanks for keeping it short. Some channels turn the simplest tasks into a 30 minute show. Whenever I look for a repair on TH-cam, I go to the shortest one first, then if that doesn't help, I go to a longer one. What I don't want see for this repair is a 10 minute history of recoil rope starters, and the trip to the hardware store before getting to the task at hand . That's probably just impatient me, though.
Ok. Thank you for your feedback. Craig
Thank you very much. I am a farmer. your video helped me to fix starter spring of grass cutter. This video saved my money and precious time. Wonderful video
Thank-You very much for this & the rest of the Super Duper Videos you put together for all of us to make working on Engines a little easier for all of us! Recoils have been 'a pain' for many people. Thank-You for all the work you put-into producing such Great, easy to follow & understandable videos.
Thanks matey, lv never done it this way and was swearing my head off till l googled it. Been cutting trees for 20yrs and not seen this technique.
A big cheers to you
This mower has been kicking for about 10 years now. Always had a short cord on it after the original snapped and other minor issues with the recoil starter th-cam.com/users/postUgkx-NCBSqqKJlyQ5_JGS_STpsFYihe7bmM3 until I finally had to open it up in an attempt to feed in a new line. I noticed it was all rusty and the coil was going but upon dismantling it was too much of a pain to get it all back in there correctly and opted to just get a new one. not sure why i waited so long to do so but it was a cheap, easy fix and it would have saved me hours of fiddling with the old rusty coil or trying to pull start and having cheap make-shift lines break in my hand during a pull. If yours is scuffed just replace it!
great lesson with no extra chatter,... just what I needed to procede with my project
Thank you so much 👍👍👍
Very good demonstration. The first time I had to do this was years ago (before TH-cam). I spent hours trying to figure this out. Simple once you know but a painful thumb experience when you don't.
Stay safe, Joe Z
My God is it ever a pain in the ass to figure out how that damn spring can be manipulated back. I was having a hell of a time trying to get the spring coil back and than I just took a trip to ole TH-cam to see if someone knew what the hell I didn't and this video popped up and saved the chainsaws life because I was finna throw that thing down the f$#in street 😂
You have a supernatural ability to control springs. Thankyou for this video
Thanks Craig, much gratitude to you buddy as you saved my day and my fingers!
After failed multiple attempts to subdue the beast using my hands as impromptu clamping jaws I was nearly to give up in despair when I stumbled upon your fantastic video 👍
Thanks for explaining it. I don't have a chainsaw, but you helped me salvage a cord retracting mechanism from a vacuum cleaner to make a retractable extension cord.
TO MAKE THE JOB A LITTLE EASIER, I TOOK A SMALL SPRING CLAMP AND USED IT TO HOLD THE FIRST PART OF THE SPRING
IN THE SPECIAL NOTCH.
Thanks man!!! I did exactly what you said and my chainsaw works great now.
All your videos are the best I Learn something new every time I watch a video of yours 👍🏽👍🏽
Wow thanks 👍👍
Excellent tutorial , straight forward and easy to follow. even a beginner can do this now
I was about to give up after the second day trying to get the bloody spring back fitted to the saw.
Here i go 😂
Thankyou mate
Thank you, i almost laugh when you said there no need to panic because that what was happening. Last time took me one hr to get back on, I feel pretty confident now.
Thank’s a lot sir.. mabuhay ka🇵🇭❤
Excellent video thank you
The only springs available for my Weedeater edger go the wrong way, so I had to flop the spring in the housing for it to work. Thank you for the vid, I was able to do it. Not easy with arthritis...........Thanks again.
Thank you fixed as exploded when took apart .this helped thankyou very much.well explained
nice explanation. some people use a nail driven into the workstop to hold the outside end of the coil and then wind it tight and put a zip tie around it to hold it until you are ready to put it into the housing. definitely wear safety googles. there is a lot of pent up 'potential energy' in that coiled spring. also.. be prepared to use every curse word you know..when it takes you several attempts 😅...
Legend. Just the info I needed.Thank you.
Thanks. It is helpful. Salutes from Spain.
Thanks men for the technique it really helped me with a chainsaw standby almost a year 😢
Thank you. This video was very helpful
Very helpful
Your great man
Thousand Thanks to you from India Kerala
Excellent
Thank you
Thanks, i'm off back out to the garage to try out this method
Great help, thanks a lot.
Thank you so much you helped me a lot!
You are welcome!
Very helpful. Thanks
Great directions, yet I've nearly finished winding the spring numerous times and it pops off or it pops off once I try to install it on the saw. I eventually got it after like 15 tries. I used a vice grip to hold the spring in the slot and it took 3 attempts at installing the spring with the rewind string before it took. So basically this 20 minute job took me an hour and 20 minutes and a lot of choice words.
Today I used those same words! Finally almost had it and used needle nose pliers to hold and twist from the bend in the middle... and finally!!
Thank you. You saved me yesterday. I was standing there holding the tangled spring thinking "fuck me".
Great advice again.
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Thanks yes I would love free how 2 viedos
Tq for helpful information.
l have a Giantz 75cc 22'' chainsaw. This chainsaw has 2 springs, one ( assuming) sucks the rope in which is 6mm, other is 12mm starts the engine. After l changed the snapped spring (12mm) Everything was ok till l tried starting it. There was only one revolution which wasnt enough to start it. l fooled around with for a while but, l coudnt work it out. Where did l go wrong? Thank you for sharing such a helpful video :)
Good one mate.. I have just picked up a new tool to wind them up..
Brilliant mate! Thank you for your feedback. It's always appreciated. Craig
Hey thanks a lot... Vielen Dank aus Germany
Thanks for the demonstration.
Do you have an opinion on whether or not these springs should be lubricated with anything like dry spray lube, graphite, Hudini lock lube spray, etc etc or no lube at all?
Thanks
Thank you 🙏
Thank you.👊🏻
Nice 1 mate
thank you
You're welcome
brilliant fixed mine in 10mins thanks so much 😀
Top class 10 out of 10
Wow. Feedback doesn't come much better than that. Thank you. I really appreciate it. Craig
do you know the part number for that recoil spring?
Thank you! , thought I dug my self into a hole there
got me out of a hole thanks dude
Abone oldum kanaliniza her şeyi teorik olarak anlatıyorsunuz keşke dilinizi anlayabilseydim
Ty
My leaf blower doesn't have that nifty removable housing, I have to try and wind it up by hand
Cool
How do I restore my original case without replacing with Chinese aftermarket red color
Many thanks, my Power Mac's recoil didint work properly because the spring has pretty bad rust on a few parts, now i can take it out to clean it and have a chance in hell to put it back
Anu problem kpag d mahatak ang starter cable tnx
Grazie amico io ho sempre facevo contrario 😅
Some small engines can take hours to get back in to place.. strong thumbs are needed lol
I f*cked up my spring and have to order a new one ..
Hot tip: Don't improvise. Don't bend the spring using pliers and don't straighten the spring to make it easier to work with .. 😬 (Newbie mistake I guess.)
Good directions but my Craftsman chainsaw doesn't have that little housing so it's a pain in the ass. I might leave the damn thing off and start it with a drill 🤣
i wonder how the F do they do this on the assembly line at the factory?
that's nice that it has that little housing, mine doesn't! now what?
And if the housing is the wrong shape?
If it is the wrong shape then it has most likely distorted. In that case you might need to replace it
So i guess to purchase a winding housing to rewind them into .Its sold as a tool is to purchase.
That's a good idea 👍
ok
Teacher, teacher, teach the way to pump the slime of the chain saw
Hi. Could you tell me what you mean by slime? Thanks Craig
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@@phongnguyenthanh7215 Ok. Thank you for your question and it is a very good topic to make a video on. I will add it to my list and upload it very soon. Thank you Craig
I fucking hate it when this happens
Yeh, me to 😂👍
No link, so wast of time
What link are you referring to?
sorry, not to helpful. thanks anyway. good try. Wait; now I've got a stiff upper lip. Thankyou