Pullstart Spring & Cord Setup on Husqvarna Chainsaw

I started a video on changing the pull cord when my coil sping (is that the name?!) came out! I hunted youtube to find this great video on how to do it and tried it myself, trick worked like a charm!
Here is a link to the guy's KZbin channel who helped me
Lennie Pincher
• How to rewind a pullst...
Music:
Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod

[@richardwilliams1334]

Thanks mate. No need to drown your voice with that crazy tune. Been fixing these for years except these newer saws have newer ways that my eyes just don't seem to see very well now.

[@arcadiadalzell6948]

Thanks for the spring rewind tip Mr McGinn. It works even in New Zealand ! Much appreciated.

[@scummings5790]

Worked like a charm, I ran a tall screw down the middle of the spindle which gave me more stability while winding the spring back up, just backed it out when I needed to move tight to the nail.

[@woolval52]

Thank you and Lennie for this. It was a lifesaver, and now I know how to do it for future jobs.

[@Troy-Echo]

String (no pun intended) of bad luck. Took the Husqvarna 55 Rancher to the mechanic and he charged $15 for a quick adjustment. Went to a neighbor to cut down a tree and I tightened the chain a touch, and forgot to tighten the two nuts back so after a single cut I saw the mistake and I'd lost one of the nuts. It was magnetic, but a hand search and magnetic broom type tool could not find the missing nut, so I went to a big box store and bought two replacement nuts. Came back, replaced the nuts and made sure all my adjustments were where I wanted, and I was off! 3 pulls later the pull string breaks. Today I went and bought a replacement string and had it all in place and ready, and made two test pulls to make sure everything had proper tension, then the recoil spring pops off. I tried most of what this guy did short of the nail with no luck, so I finally found this video and I'll try again. I'm not complaining. My Husqvarna chainsaw is awesome and my dad and I have cut down and cut up hundreds of trees with this saw, but no amount of quality can overcome a string of bad luck. Luckily for me I had just purchased a SunJoe electric extension pole saw to cut limbs over my head. This saw can disconnect from the pole and reconnect into a small, electric, but normal looking chainsaw which was good. That thing was worth it's weight in gold, and I was even able to cut through the base of a smaller tree that was about 12x20 inches using this with an 8 inch bar. Glad I found this though. That SunJoe is good, but not made for the work I have planned. Thanks for the good info McGinn's Woodshop!

[@philthaxter5832]

You're the man. I've been trying to figure this our myself, I always forget about the important tools such as zip ties and duct tape. Also love the music!

[@Crochetti1]

Thank you Mr McGinn!.... your brilliant tips on rewinding spring saved me from pulling out more clumps of hair, which I can ill afford to lose!

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

Thanks buddy! I appreciate hearing that!

[@Mitermikeswoodshop]

i remember those days......that is a great tip on recoiling the spring....wish i had youtube back in the day of repairing chainsaws....lol.

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

Miter Mike's Woodshop it drove me nuts trying to get it back in for about 15 min before I seen this tip :)

[@RoxyBomber]

Thank you! I'll be attempting this very soon. I really appreciate this.

[@joslinskenandore2268]

Just pulled mine out while I was up in the tree smh....I appreciate youtube and the people who show how to DIY. Trial error my friend. Thank you!

[@l_h_d_35]

Nice video man. I have an old Husqvarna 444 as a second chainsaw and this tip helped me a lot.

[@flyflh]

Worked the first time and I didn't even have to pry the spring lose from the cap with a screwdriver, it just sort of popped out as I raised everything up the nail. I detached only the handle from the pull cord which made everything a little more awkward when turning the spring tight but not a major problem. Thanks!

[@PilotViewProductions]

Nice video...loved the music too. I'm getting ready to post a Husqvarna cord replacement on my site and I'm going to give you credit.

[@edmundreiss5144]

Great video! Another thing to try is to loosen the allen bolt just a little and see if that frees up the starter pulley. Mine was a little to tight and didn't allow my pulley to retract all the way.

[@poulon]

Tried it and it worked perfectly. Thanks very much, well done>

[@richardwilliams1334]

Forgot to add, that stare drive or what ever its called is pretty hopeless since they went to plastic. We need that to be made of sturdier stuff as the teeth will break off after a years work or less. So when you pull to start you get the impression that the bits on the inside has broken of but in fact its the teeth on that sprocket your playing with has broken off.

[@islandguy9380]

When replacing a pull start cord on a husqvarna, you do not need to remove the white pull start pulley. Do not unscrew it! It's not necessary to remove to replace cord.

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

You should make a video showing your different method and how it also works :) thanks for watching

[@laurasathre843]

Hi Island Guy - I wish I knew that BEFORE I took the white housing off! Lol. Now I'm trying this method. Got as far as getting it wound up, in the cover, but it slipped when I was getting the zip tie off!! Enough tries for today. (3 total). Laura

[@godscommandmentsaretruthis2837]

Thank you for this... I knew I was doing something wrong. Think I'm about ready to try again. God bless you sir!

[@baseball1090]

so I have a husqvarna 120 mark ii and I went to start it today and the pull start is not engaging and just making a clicking noise but it does return. does anyone have any clue what might be causing that?

[@nowanmai]

Saved my life man!

[@mdwdirect]

Thanks for the video. My dad just gave me his Husqvarna 142 because the rope won't recoil. I'm hoping this will help me fix it. Oh yeah, I love the music.

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

Hope it helps! Thanks for letting me know! Love the saw!

[@charleyandsarah]

Hahaa fun video Jason and good tips.

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

Slowvannah Farms Thank yoU!

[@KSFWG]

You had way too much fun with the pull cord at the end of the video... ;)

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

KSFWG hah!

[@MEGA_SOKO]

Freaking Brilliant!!!!!

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

Thanks!

[@houtjeboom]

Great tip....

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

houtjeboom Thank you, it came from Lennie Pincher www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTcL3...

[@houtjeboom]

Oke but you showed to us :-)

[@NicholasGomez]

Awesome Awesome tips. Great video Jason!! McGinn's WoodShop

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

Nicholas Gomez Thanks bud!

[@mfwoodshop]

That was a good "beeb" video

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

Mike Fulton Hah! Those beeps take a while to get right!

[@joslinskenandore2268]

😂😂😂

[@ronaldaitchison5231]

That's not the way to secure the cord to the pulley. It loops around the boss, underneath itself then is nipped by the screw.

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

Not sure what the boss is, but my method worked and still works. I'll have to look that term up, but sounds like it would give the cord more support. Thanks for the insight.

[@KkmakeUkv]

I have electric chainsaw, where should I put the string? :D

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

***** through the center of the electric motor of course!

[@hhoward14]

Behind the Muffler...

[@crazyportuguese2227]

On my chinese chainsaw it was way easier. The complicated part was figuring out how to do it.

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

lol isn't that always the way!

[@Gr8Layks]

Thanks ... but we could've done w/o the frolicking renaissance festival music.

[@FaddyMH]

I've done it much better than you, and it works well I wish I had taken a video to share it.

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

yea, instead you just look like an idiot

[@dannylowery770]

The. Video was great, the music was. BAD