Hi Daryl,

Thank you so much for taking the time to provide such a detailed reply.

I shall remove the Starter mechanism tomorrow and check that the holding bracket and clip is positioned as you have described.

I'm assuming that if the holding bracket is not in the correct place/alignment this will explain why the flywheel does not turn when i attempt to pull the starter cord? (sorry if this a dumb question).


As you can tell, I am not a mechanical expert although I have removed and serviced the G4/LM carby and refurbished (stripped the rusted metal cowling and handle back to bare metal and resprayed)on the mower which was relatively straight forward. Leaning through tinkering and asking people with more knowledge is how I usually how i teach myself how to repair/restore things.

I'll report back once I have removed the starter mechanism, checked/reassembled if required and reinstalled it back onto the machine.

Thanks again for your help Daryl !

Cheers, Gtrman