Message Board - Machinery: Recoil Spring
23 Nov 2009 by villager
My Recoil was poor on my Ransome marquis mower, so decided to shorten rope unfortunelty when dismantling the Recoil the spring has ended up unwinding!, spent an hour or so trying to back together but to no avail.
Any tips?
24 Nov 2009 by Sumomosr
Start from the outside and work your way around using your thumbs to hold the spring coils in position as you go.
Oil the spring after you get it all wound in place.
GOGGA
24 Nov 2009 by Sumomosr
PS
Since you have it all apart now - Fit a new rope of the proper full length. 
GOGGA
24 Nov 2009 by villager
Cheers Sumomosr
I'm a bity heavy handed but will have another go this morning, sorted rope out to a better length but it's just this damn spring.
Anyway of keeping the spring in place?, ties? or is it just purely by use of hands?.
24 Nov 2009 by chrismitchell
It is just one of those things you learn with practice. Follow Sumo's instructions and you will get there. Might be worth wearing eye protection as whilst you are learning as the spring has a nasty tendancy to leap out at you when you least expect it.
Chris
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24 Nov 2009 by Mal
Villager, are you trying to wind it under tension? if you are don't bother you will never get it back into place this way. Place the spring into the top of the recoil body and place the pulley on top, replace the screw/retaining bolt and then (This is difficult to explain without showing you or any picture) Pull the rope from between the pulley and the casing where it exits the casing and so you have plenty of slack and using the rope wind the coil in theopposite direction to te coil spring. When you feel you have wound enough tension back into it then you can realease the rpe back into place. Note that in some cases you may have to cut a small nick into the pulley to achieve this though some manufacturers have a small nick in the side of the pulley wall as part of the manufacture process. Sum I don't supose you have any pics you can post to show this? if not I can sort some out later this week.
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24 Nov 2009 by Mal
just found this that should save me pulling apart a mower to take some photos. This shows the basic technique for replacing a broken rope pull and though for a honda the componants are relatively similar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3ZMVFi0yqY
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24 Nov 2009 by Mal Last edited 24 Nov 2009
if this isn't what you need, dont let things get you down and keep asking questions if you are unsure, done let it get to this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nO62XQkmnQ&feature=fvw
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24 Nov 2009 by villager
Cheers Mal
strangely enough iv'e already looked at this.
i havent tried been winding it under tension. basically iv'e got a wicket mower that when pulled to start the rope struggles to wind back in quickly enough. So i dismantled it adjusted the length of rope then wanted to oil the spring and it flys out.
How do i get a picture on here?.
24 Nov 2009 by Pitchcare Peter
Hi Villager,
Below where you type your message it should say (under the box you are typing in) Attach Image with a browse button. Click on that, navigate to where your image is saved on your computer, and double click.
Then hit 'Send Reply'
Cheers
Peter
24 Nov 2009 by Mal
Like your red hat Peter 
Geography is everywhere
24 Nov 2009 by villager
Cheers Peter, i'll try and get one up and running by thursday if unsuccessful 2moro, thanks again lads.
24 Nov 2009 by Pitchcare Peter
Thanks Mal - none taken
More a reflection on my cooking I think!
24 Nov 2009 by Barry Pace
Looks like your special Marmite and Marmalade Sandwiches to me Peter?
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25 Nov 2009 by Sumomosr
Hi Mal, Hope you're well? No pics available, am on my work comp. Sorry. Regards to Gorbi.
New cardy for xmas PP?
GOGGA
30 Nov 2009 by villager
Finally had another go and cracked the recoil spring today and after much tight winding got it together. Cheers for help fellas
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