OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Engines Questions On Victa Two Stroke Engines Victa Corvette-How do I change the pull start spri

In the video Joe turns the plastic reel that holds the pull cable. The idea is to wind up the spring as far as it will go. One end of the spring is attached to the fixed, metal part of the starter mechanism and the other end to the movable, plastic reel. You turn the reel (plastic part) clockwise a few turns, thus tensioning the spring (because the other end of the spring is attached to the outside of the starter mechanism, not to the flywheel). The engine will probably rotate too, when you turn the reel, but the spring will still wind up because the far end of it is attached to the metal part of the starter.

If your spring is broken, either the reel will keep rotating without a tendency to spring back, or it just won't rotate at all. If the spring is broken you should refer to Joe's comment near the beginning of the video, about removing the three screws around the outside of the starter, and replacing the entire starter with one from a junked Victa.