Briggs & Stratton Recoil Starter Service

This video will demonstrate the proper procedure for repairing Briggs & Stratton recoil starters for models 90000, 10A900, 10C900, 120000 with plastic pawls. The basic techniques in this video can also be used to repair other starters.

[sledgehammer]

I liked, good job, great video . Just what I needed .

[michaelrigsby]

Excellent video for replacing the pull cord and coil spring on a Briggs and Stratton it will 625 series engine. ❤

[hueyjmedina]

I was stuck at re-installing the spring. Your instruction on that portion and thereafter saved me. Thank you so much.

[painfull]

Looked at a few videos. This is the same model starter I have. No special tools. No nailing it to a board and using a drill + zip ties :s So simple. That’s the way I’ll be doing it. Cheers mate.

[brianbagnall]

This is probably the best video on YouTube about reinstalling the starter cord.

[RichardKuivila]

MOTO: Wow ! x10 ! Great Video ! Looks just like my B&S Troy TF 220 with a broken rope.. The information on the loop in the inside of the recoil spring was my issue, not broken, the hook in the case was so dirty I didn't even know it was there. Followed your directions and got it on the third try. THANK YOU, THANK YOU !
Richard "The Happy"

[modulation]

Out of all the starter cord fix videos on the internet this is the best. Thank you!

[cliffords.]

My pull starter just quit working so I ordered the pulley with spring, pawl friction plate assembly and rope. I watched this video then disassembled mine. The spring was the problem as I suspected. I hadn't thought too much about how to wind up the spring until I received the new parts. There is no notch on the outside of the pulley to engage the rope for winding it like the old styles have. In 78 - 79 I worked at a lawnmower shop and learned a lot, but a lot has changed the way things are made. The new pull starter system is actually easier to wind. A welders vise grip will make this job easier to hold the pulley from turning while installing the rope or something similar. Just clamp the steel housing between the pulley webing. This will prevent the pulley from turning I'm going to feed a skinny screwdriver through the housing and out the hole in the pulley, then attach a needle nose vise grip onto the screwdriver to hold the pulley so I can install the rope because I don't have a welders vise grip. I personally will allow the pulley to have atleast one revolution left after the rope has extended to guarantee the spring won't get damaged if wound too tight because the spring bottomed out before the rope extended all the way out. I was taught, you only need to wind it 6 - 8 times, but it also depends on how log the rope is.
Great video! 👍🧓

[carlbailey]

People like you make save people like me a ton of money.. but was a bit apprehensive going in with the spring winding and other steps. It couldn’t have been easier. Thank You!

[kenwattanakone]

Best and easy instructional video on how to fix the pulley rope on lawnmower. Thanks for sharing.

[ourmail]

EXCELLENT!!! Much better than the other three I just watched. You showed how to resolve more problems AND how to test operation before reassembly. Thanks

[Bargle]

The pull rope broke on my mower and I couldn't figure out how to re-tension the spring. Your video showed me how. Thanks!

[brandankafka]

It worked for me.thanks for the tip. my spring was not engaging on inner catch pivot screw. Rewound tip of spring and followed your guidance. Great.

[JohnAttila]

Definitely the best of the videos on this subject.  Only improvement I had to make was getting the rope through the eyelets - really tough to line it up and get it through, so I straightened out a paper clip and inserted it into the end of the rope to stiffen it up so I could push it through easily.  Thank you for great instruction!

[bobwilliams]

I love this no-nonsense, straightforward style of video! Thanks so much!

[CatNaps]

Thank you very much for this video... my spring and rope failed. But with your help it was so easy to fix. Thanks again.

[NIPA]

Thanks for including the torque spec of the friction plate bolt - is the only place I've found it. I think I messed mine up over torqeing before I found this video so have ordered new parts. I didn't even notice the music so many have complained about - sheesh! Guess I was laser focused on your explanation!

[lamusmccombs]

I haven’t tried this yet because I have to go buy a retainer kit, but thank you for this video you showed me why my recoil wasn’t catching and how to fix my problem!!!

[lookc]

You got me going again at 7:30 PM after the hardware store was closed. I got my wife's late season garden tilled tonight thanks to your video.

[fanAARP]

I watched a few videos before finding this one, and the detail is appreciated, knowledgable, and fantastic! Got mine going like new!