An easy way to fix a pull start recoil spring .

If this helped you out how about you throw me a buck or two on my paypal? paypal.me/chaseme81871

[@richierich1283]

Chase you inspire the world who need to repair things that go wrong and need addressing ASAP , Many thanks for your great effort . We all learn from each other

[@stephansontieu7416]

Chase, you are a life saver. Had to respring the coil on a car seat belt mechanism and your trick saved me from cutting up my hands trying to load it by my bare hands. Thanks a million!

[@chaseme81871]

+Stephanson Tieu wow i have never seen those springs. and i hope i never have to. thanks for the comment!

[@TheGlutenFreeHouseFairy]

Thank you so much! I was able to find the pull cord at a local home depot store and when when my husband went to replace it found the spring was broken as well. I did not want to spend the 35.00 plus shipping for the whole recoil housing and that was the only way I could find the spring I needed. This worked like a charm. I was able to go help my husband fix it and look like I knew what I was doing. :)

[@chaseme81871]

+Life With Meme haha thats great! I am glad it helped. thanks for watching meme!/

[@janetdutton9036]

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[@TonyDiscenza]

Thanks chaseme81871. Using the drill is a great idea and helped me tremendously. I also appreciate your concern for safety, using tape and the zip tie(s). I'm from NY and much more impatient. Once I got that bad boy wound tight, I simply used a locking pliers (vice grip) to grab the wound coil tightly from above and then just dropped the wound coil into the housing in the pulley. Three minutes tops.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Clever idea! Thanks.

[@Tahimate]

I watch two or three video prior to this. You explain better and clearer the purpose and how the nail play a role in the procedure. You add the dough tape is brilliant.

[@fossilbrothers8986]

This was sooooo good! Saved my lovely little 125cc Suzuki Quad from me beating it with a hammer. Took me a couple minutes and I even skipped the tape. Bloods great now I can get back to saving those rare fossils in my area before they are destroyed forever in the ocean. You just helped saved some great history! Legend.

[@SuperShanko]

Dude, thank you so much!! I spent like 30min trying to deal with this and your drill idea took all the effort out of it.

[@jaidenm9456]

Thank you, I was struggling to fix the pull cord on a Ryobi gas trimmer, and man were my hands and patience getting tired. Great tip!

[@rjextremehunter]

You are the man I spent over two hours trying to wind my snowmobile one by hand watched your video 10 minutes later it's done.

[@chaseme81871]

thank-you. i am very glad it helped you out.

[@LMacNeill]

Absolutely ingenious! Love it! Adding this to my Favorites so the next time I screw up a pull-start recoil-spring I can come back and watch this again. Thanks!

[@nickpatridge4057]

I have been trying to repair a pull start on a Troy Bilt TBE 515 for over an hour. Watched your video and completed the task in 10 minutes. Thanks for sharing.

[@racegmr24]

Thank you for posting this video. The pull start rope on my Craftsman chainsaw has been getting stuck for a few years so I finally decided to fix it yesterday. I did my best to not remove the parts above the spring, but it was all tangled so I didn't have a choice. I too tried to rewind by hand, but had the same issue as everyone else. Today I will try using this method.

[@thingamujigger1585]

Drill + zipties + screw in the board = genius. Thank you!

[@CAPTJACKRACKHAMZGM]

Chase, you are a Man That Kicks Ass! Thanks for your time and effort (2X) for this repair procedure.

[@chaseme81871]

and thank you for leaving such a great comment! lol

[@SammyHales]

It took me two tries to get my spring in using this method, maybe because I was too lazy to bother with the tape. I have never worked on small engines, but this easy-to-follow tutorial had me putting my starter back together as fast as the pros. Dad always told me you don't necessarily have to be smart, you just have to know someone who is smart to show you how. Excellent. Thanks.

[@chaseme81871]

haha thats great advice that your father gave you!! makes perfect sense! thanks for watching!

[@webbsway]

You are amazing. I am glad you took the time to do a second video. This is a grandmother who just fussed with a tiny spring on my mantis tiller and almost threw my hands up -when I watched you pull yours out and it sprang everywhere I almost had a HEARTATTACK!! That looks like fighting with a PYTHON! You definitely Rock and made it look easy. I was counting my blessings I did not have to fight with that one and when you mentioned it was cold and a storm coming and I saw you post was Feb. -then I was really counting my blessings as it is May and almost warm in Va. right now. Thank you so much .

[@chaseme81871]

thank you! your comment made my morning. glad i could help.

[@murphygaylord]

OMG!! Thanks so much!... After ripping my thumb open and bleeding profusely, i turned to KZbin and watched a few videos. Then I saw yours. Yours did the trick. The duct tape really helps tremendously. Thanks again!!

[@justinkursh5580]

Thank you so much for showing us how to do this. I have an ATV that uses a pull start in case the battery is dead, and when I took it apart, the spring went flying. This saved me over $300 to replace the entire piece. I was able to do it without the tape, but I never thought to use the drill and board. I also never thought to put it in the case first, then attach the puller. THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!

[@davewebb413]

Chase is awesome... It's the simple things that he teaches to prevent us from paying an arm and a leg to get repaired by someone else.

[@chaseme81871]

As I sit here and read all of these comments about what a great job I did to help someone out, it is very humbling , i never knew when i made this video that so many people needed the help. I never in a million years would have thought that so many people would enjoy this idea. thank-you for watching,and thank-you for such a nice comment.

[@josephreinhart8712]

In Japan, same same ol'. I wrastled a bit. It won. I thinki', "There gotta be a better way!" Washed up, fired up the KZbin. Went out and broke it darn good! ;-) Broke it into being fixed, that is.

[@mo-reesespieces9066]

Thank you for taking the time to share that. That is a great idea. I almost needed your advice. I got lucky and as I was pulling mine apart I saw it was about to come off so I pushed it back together and twisted it as I was pulling it and saw that it unhooked itself and stayed together. Peace, Reese

[@MrNacho1946]

man, after 66 yrs. now I know. good demo, my friend. thank you.

[@scottyvnc]

I'm glad that I found this video. I'm definitely going to use this method to rewind the spring in an old chainsaw that I'm trying to get going again.

[@kennyc1032]

Excellent tip. I fought with the spring for 20 minutes, watched your video, in 10 minutes it was fixed. Spot on instructions. Thanks!

[@chaseme81871]

+Kenny Coppes ty kenny.

[@swendog65]

Very Smart! the duct tape is good insurance! Always nice to see someone else struggle with these damn things! Thank you for the tutorial...

[@christarohdy5655]

amazing video!! I love the techniques you used! I myself am a "creative problem solver" , and you had some fantastic ideas on winding the spring :) very creative! thank you lots :)

[@chaseme81871]

+Christa Rohdy not sure i replied to you, but thank you for the great comment,and thanks for watching my vid.

[@jamescini87]

i got stuck hand winding a talon lawn mower spring for hours, had a look at your vid and was stoked about the drill. 10 mins later, its in !!!!

[@taranoles9541]

Thank you so much...me and my husband have been trying to get one wond for about two weeks now and we finally rigged the weed eater to where we could use an impact to electric start it...and your video put the end to that we now have it fixed thanks to you....:) thank you so much

[@janes7227]

Thank you for the video. I was able to get a smaller spring on a smaller motor fixed without the zip ties and duct tape. But the drill driver and screw were essential.

[@chaseme81871]

+George Norton awesome!!

[@trevanthony1791]

Incredible. I am handyman impaired and someone wanted to charge me a $100 dollars to fix it. For that much I was ready to just buy the whole engine block but thanks to u and your video I look like the man with my son. Thank you extremely much. I feel like I can fix anything now. All I'll need is your footage of theproject and I'll tackle anything. lol. I seriously thank you for putting up the video. I am now a subscriber... Thanks again and Happy Thanks Giving, your the best.

[@chaseme81871]

what a comment. you made my day. thanks for watching.

[@rayw1659]

the drill and screw is an excellent idea! I have indeed ended up many times with achy, cramping fingers trying to do this the wrong way, and often gave up and bought a new spring. Since your mind was so into doing this job right, I was able to see right through your head. Thanks.

[@chaseme81871]

Ray W hahaha. yea it was my first time trying a different camera angle and i was definitely not used to it.

[@dalewalter549]

My Echo blower wouldn't recoil and I found the spring had jumped off the tab. I struggled trying to figure out how to rewind it and put the recoil back into operation. This video made the job a 15 minute exercise. Thanks so much.

[@SteveGogulski]

This video was the saving grace to fixing my pressure washer. After my fingers were sore and cramped from multiple attempts to get that damn coil in place I figured I'd KZbin it for some advice. Your video saved the day. Thanks.

[@chaseme81871]

you are very welcome!

[@semco72057]

I thank you for sharing that information and I have had problems with the recoil spring myself and could not get it together again. I will remember this when having that problem again.

[@befr4446]

Your the real mvp for taking the recoil spring out and showing us how to do it

[@chaseme81871]

Bradley butts haha thanks man.

[@puddingenie]

Genius! Had 4 failed attempts today, hands are sore and cut. Spring kept unraveling when I tried to wrestle it into the housing. Thanks for the excellent video.

[@7467277]

Very good idea. Still worth the $5 I pay the lawnmower shop to do it for me. Worth every cent to not suffer the cramping fingers afterwards. If he starts charging more than 5 bucks, I'll be forced to do it myself again. Then, & only then, will I be trying out this method. Thanks for the info!

[@ianmcvean7158]

Brilliant. I had been trying to do it with my hands. Thanks a lot. Ian

[@mickonz7468]

This is absolutely brilliant. Thanks for sharing. I didnt need to replace anythng, just washed and scrubed all parts with dawn dish soap, recoiled the spring like you show, and had it all working great, thanks.

[@chaseme81871]

+Michael Konzie awesome!! im glad when i can help out. and i am really thankful there are people like you that take a second to leave a message .

[@blainehallmark]

Worked great, except I broke off the end of my spring! But I will go back further next time with the drill head. I was still able to get a zip tie on it and feel confident with these now. Just can't get too close to the end as you described. Thank you for posting this!

[@melissawilson1020]

I just used the housing to rewind it. I hooked the tab in the tab spot inside the housing and then just pushed it around the housing. The tension held it in place and I just kept feeding it in with my thumb. Took 30 seconds...total...

[@-danR]

You're a genius, lady. I've seen so many rewind-vids and your little comment saved me no end of time.

[@daffodilrose1950]

…and why not? 👍🏻

[@wingo7433]

I tried to recoil a spring for an hour and got pissed off. I watched this video and had my mower running in 15 minutes....Thanks man!!!

[@chaseme81871]

Jeff Massey you bet! glad it helped! and thanks for watching jeff.

[@BirdmanNorfolk]

Fabulous, such a simple idea, but a serious time saver, I have done this the hard way before, and it takes a really long time and loads of patience, I have a defunct 2 stroke strimmer the rope broke on the other night, so I am going to try this now!

[@chaseme81871]

thanks for watching.

[@gamer54541]

Wow. I was trying to wrap with my hands and you saved me a lot of headache. Thanks.

[@baldrickmerrycock]

Your video was great. I was struggling to coil up the spring. What a great idea. I made one small modification though, I think you'll like it. My spring was smaller so I only needed 2 smaller zip ties. I connected them and slid them up over the chuck on my drill. I held it in place while coiling the spring. Then I was able to drop it down on my coiled spring and SLOWLY release the tension on the spring until the zip tie contained the spring. Thanks for the great video.

[@chaseme81871]

pickle man whatever works for ya man. thanks for watching!

[@lutin_mi06]

i dont have a buck or two with me right now, but i have a big thank you for you.I was dissasembling the boat engine , an this spring jumped off . | panicked . You helped me alot . Thank you

[@MegaGuitarpicker]

In the 70’s I had a mini bike that had a 5 HP Briggs engine that I broke the pull rope many times. I learned to rewind the spring and get what was left of the pull rope back in on a trail with a 5/16” wrench and a screwdriver. Happened many times. Finally the rope got so short I could not start the engine. Funny how my sisters jump rope came up missing. Should have thought of that when it first broke. I seldom was able to remove the spring assembly and get it back in without a disaster. Learned an easier way. Just wound the spring assembly in the housing and pushed the rope through the hole and into the spring assembly. Dug the end of the rope out with a screwdriver. Tied a knot and done. I was about 10 at the time.

[@chaseme81871]

I have done it that was so many times growing up.

[@hasanaydin22]

Thanks friend helped a lot nice to have people arround shearing their experiences Wish the best for you and family

[@drortrifon2515]

Works like a champ. Thanks for posting the video, it saved my weekend

[@davidbennett7724]

Amazing spent 3 hours trying to do by hand but i didnt use tape cause i dont got any right now but still worked amazing ill never forget this way so easy

[@joshfoss7407]

just spent an hour trying to do this by hand, and felt like a giant baby when my hands started cramping up. Glad to know I wasn't the only one. Great Vid!

[@chaseme81871]

thanks josh!

[@justinmoss]

Damn! I just wasted a half day on trying to figure this out - I knew some kind person, like you, would have posted a solution - THANK YOU - you saved me the expense of going to a mechanic (and my sanity!)

[@chaseme81871]

you are very welcome

[@25BEDFORD]

Exactly what I needed, thanks. I did not use a drill, but used a flathead screwdriver instead.

[@Ford0815]

You are a genius!!!!! I wasted about 2 hours today trying to do this by hand & it kept coming undone on me & I said heck with it. I'll try again tomorrow. Fingers crossed ! Lol

[@chaseme81871]

+Michael Geckle hope it works for you!

[@qavvik]

Cut open my fingers trying to do it by hand. Worked on it for 20 minutes killing my hands. Watched your 9 minute video and had it fixed in no time at all.

[@chaseme81871]

thanks for watching. I am glad i was able to help.

[@lovetolay]

some of these video's are priceless…thank you…helped me no end….perfect

[@chaseme81871]

+John Ingham you are very welcome,and thank-you for leaving such a nice comment. I hope it makes it easier for you.

[@earlycuyler8719]

Remember wanting to ask someone the best way to do something before the internet came along, thanks dude!

[@chaseme81871]

+Clowers Hiball thanks for the comment.

[@coreyschneider5973]

used your method on my snowmobile pull start. works amazing will use this the rest of my life!!!!!!

[@chaseme81871]

ty! glad it worked!

[@joesturgis4864]

Thanks for this video. Ive been trying to fix this for a few days and was about to give up. Im heading out to do it now.

[@douglasio2]

Thank you, I've spent hours trying to do it by hand...

[@user-bk4ow9uu6y]

I spent 2 hrs trying to wind that thing up. Finally I gave up and went to KZbin to find out how. ThanksI

[@chaseme81871]

glad it helped!! and thanks for watching!

[@Jopacob]

Thank you and wish I had seen yours first because you incorporated all the good ideas and then some. My Honda gvc160 needed this . I have ordered another because I unfortunately had about 4 cracks at it and buggered the spring ( and did not clean it off beforehand properly)..... But your clip has gone into “ must know workshop” playlist. Salute, n thanks again

[@chaseme81871]

thank you for watching, and commenting.

[@digdeepentertainment]

Thank you! I'm in Scotland off the grid and this Chainsaw has put me through hell.

[@chaseme81871]

Digger T Mesch thanks for watching digger.

[@eternalskeptic1]

off the grid, with youtube??

[@adamsmith5913]

lol like survivor man with a mobile data connection

[@DoberDudeProductions]

Jackie - Can't define "off the grid" properly, huh?

[@eternalskeptic1]

I guess it is like porn....I will know it when I see it.

[@CHARGERDON55]

Thanks man, this was a job i didn't intend on doing, i was just fixing the pull start string and i bumped the housing and the spring came out... I subbed.

[@bertmaster2000]

Thanks for the tips, I couldn't have done this without seeing your video!

[@chaseme81871]

awesome . thanks for leaving a comment.

[@skunkape2]

Nice. Small Vise Grips really help to lock the spring up before getting it zip tied to prevent another unwind.

[@mitchellbrink81]

thanks so much!! Happened to my little outboard and I just couldn't get it in there. this helped so much!

[@vicepres7006]

WOW YEA no more tired and sore fingers :) LUV the drill tip :) The TRIK I was looking for was the ZIP TIE & TAPE :) GREAT job thanx:)

[@jasonmccabe5915]

Thank you very much sir for your help. I used this information to fix a lawn mower but it was an inspired idea.

[@chaseme81871]

thanks for watching!

[@efdalkargin1518]

Internet is what a interesting. U can be able to learn something from somebody who dont know who he is. Thank you from Turkey...

[@chaseme81871]

thank-you! from USA

[@WUTANG-CLAN]

Thankyou Sir, this was a great video for me, as i had to change the pull start on a 49cc bike. Awsome technique.

[@chaseme81871]

thank you. glad you liked it.

[@chaseme81871]

to each his own, it has helped many people. thanks for the view and the comment.

[@MOEZANDERS]

Awesome video captn. I greatly appreciate your presence and technical support.

[@chaseme81871]

how ironic you say captn, that was my nickname when i was little because i loved to drive boats!

[@durhamhs]

Great video! You've helped me out a lot! I've tried other videos on You Tube and your method is the best for my Poulan Pro Leaf Blower. Thanks!

[@chaseme81871]

your very welcome!

[@sikorik9964]

Cool video, I never thought of using the drill to recoil the spring, tore my hands to shreds doing it the hard way.

[@chaseme81871]

+Sikorik 99 glad i was able to help. ty

[@FerreraGlen]

Thanks. You saved me A LOT OF TIME!!!

[@DaleGomes]

Mate you're a lifesaver. Took me a few goes but nailed it in the end!

[@chaseme81871]

great!!

[@davidwcox26]

your a genius. farted around with mine for 1/2 hr til I gave up and searched you tube.

[@chaseme81871]

thanks for watching.

[@onetime7539]

Just replaced the recoil starter pully on my blower and the recoil spring jumped out during the install. After 30 mins of frustration I got it in just before my hands gave out. This is worth the extra steps. Thanks for the video I'll definitely use this next time.

[@chaseme81871]

awesome.

[@JohnMeng1950]

Yo! Thanks so much! I connect to your folksy style and unabashed-hinging-on-self-deprecating style. You are easy to trust. (Probably easy to share a beer with too. :) ) Haven't tried your method yet, but you presented it all so straightforwardly, (except for your head getting in the way on a couple of occasions, ha, ha,) and I have everything I need, so right after I finish this comment I'm going to try it. I hope to get back here to share my experience. (One day Post Eclipse) August, 22, 2017.

[@chaseme81871]

thank-you for the comment! I hope this technique works for you.

[@nj81499]

Thanks for taking the time to show us that. Awesome.

[@JOSHUAK71]

Too slick. Worked great for me on a 6.5 Briggs. Thanks.

[@simpleman4224]

Never saw a better way, thanks for sharing!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@danielhesse9509]

Thank you so much for making this video, it was very helpful. Just a quick advice to turn off your radio next time.

[@JustinBrizendine]

Thanks for the vid. Very informative to someone who has never done this before.

[@lifesabuzzwhoopwhoop]

I'm bang in the middle of doing the spring on my petrol strimmer and i just found your vid, i gotta try this :)

[@robertgorham5317]

very clever, worked brilliantly on my 670 ski doo spring thank you

[@chaseme81871]

you are very welcome!

[@lenzmeierkful]

Awesome idea, thanks for making video! Got my ryobi weedwacker recoil spring replaced in 5 minutes, could have saved me 3 hours last night if I had found the video sooner.

[@vilasalazar9973]

nice to see an old-style repair man without gloves/goggles, kevlar etc...

[@chaseme81871]

I used to chew on lead paint, and eat mud pies too. lol

[@joesturgis4864]

Btw this worked perfect. Took me about 8 mins and 2 attempts and i had it. Thanks

[@blackIce504]

thanks for the video those springs are evil, i had a weed wacker pull start come out on me and it made a huge ball of pure evil that never wanted to go back in. Thanks to this video its now back in.

[@chaseme81871]

haha yes they are crazy!

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

Brings me back to the days when the vaccuum cleaner would always break when I was a kid.

[@ezrider1967]

Chase you rock! I sprung my spring on my husqvarna 50 chainsaw and I am going to use your technique to fix it right now:) Thanks a million!

[@chaseme81871]

yw! did it work?

[@ezrider1967]

Absolutely. Thanks again!

[@chaseme81871]

James Nelson your welcome again!! haha

[@ClickinChicken]

I'll work on it. I broke it (or let it loose) by taking it apart. thank you. After that I have to do small engine repair/rebuild/tune up. Snow blowing so important in MN.

[@jamesrinaldo7168]

Awesome man! Thanks a ton,so helpful.! Thats great injinuity right there!

[@duubtuub3071]

Still finding your, second, make of this video after all these years! Thank you for taking the time. Even so, I am going to try one of your commenters suggestions first (you even seem to attract smarter-than-average commenters...) and try to "wind it in, in place, from the outside pin and working to the center." It sounds reasonable--but I've got marks all over my body from trying stuff that sounded like that. Even so, your tutelage is invaluable for its "thinking-out-loud" approach.

[@chaseme81871]

Thank-you. I hope you find the easiest technique that you can find. Anything that that will get the job done without anymore of those scars! haha... thanks for watching, and leaving a comment.

[@duubtuub3071]

It happened that I did find a better way for me: I inserted a (19-yr-old) son between me and the project! I passed on your commenter's description of winding it from outside in and he reported back that it worked fine.

[@brettmclean7076]

Good job mate you saved me a lot of time and frustration. Works a treat !

[@chaseme81871]

glad i could help.

[@twilli8118]

That's so Sweettttttttttttttttttt Man. My fingers have been hurting for years.

[@chaseme81871]

well thank you for watching! and i am glad you know now. haha