pull cord troubles

[chevyII]

My mother-in-law just moved to the city from her farm and I was given her old Homelite chainsaws. I was using the Homelite XL2 the other day and the pull cord handle came off. I retied the handle back on, but the cord doesn't fully go back in. How do I get the cord to fully recoil? Any help would greatly be appreciated!

Thanks,

Brad Uebelhor

 

[sedanman]

You have to remove the starter side cover from the saw, then you'll be able to feed some rope to make a loop inside the cover, there should be a notch in the pulley to allow you to wind the spring back up. If you were here I could show you in a minute or two, very hard to put into words.

 

[chevyII]

Thanks Sedanman

Worked like a charm. The key words were notch in the pulley.

 

[sedanman]

Happy to help.