Cummins/Onan — Recoil Starter Installation
Installation
From a Cummins/Onan service manual — check it applies to your exact model before use.
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Before you start
- Failure to center starter properly will damage starter.
Procedure
- Remove flywheel screw, leave existing rope sheave in place.
- Secure cup #2 with lockwasher #26 and flatwasher #24 between cup and capscrew #23.
- Assemble mounting ring #3 to starter with four screws #4, select position for rope pull direction.
- Place three 'U' shaped speed nuts #22 on engine housing with longer end toward inside.
- Place starter against blower housing, check centering pin #19 engages center hole of cup-and-flywheel-mounting capscrew while mounting holes align.
- Use three sheet metal screws #21 to mount starter securely.
- Check clearance about 1/8 inch between cup #2 and rotor face #17, and minimum 3/32 inch between capscrew #23 and starter shaft.
- Operate starter to see installation satisfactory.
Tools required
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Specs & values
- clearance 1/8 inch cup to rotor
- minimum 3/32 inch capscrew to shaft
Source: Cummins/Onan service manual. Steps and values are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.