Hi Max, now that you mention it, it DOES take a hard pull to get the pawls to come out. When pulling them normally, they don't seem to want to come out straight away. Could this be a sign of stiffening or something else?
Hi Sapper , that would mean the friction washers are not working and are slipping too much.
The friction washers should hold the centre pawl holder stationary with the centre starter post ,as the starter spins the pawl holder
should stay still and when the starter turns it forces the pawls out into the starter cup , this should happen when you
first move the starter rope with no effort . Once the pawls engage with the cup, further movement of the starter
cord will allow the friction washers to slip from the centre starter post.
Cheers
Max.
