i pull on the cord but its stuck or something, i cant pull it all the way. what can i do to fix it?
2007-09-04 05:40:07 · 7 answers · asked by laura s 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Make sure the blade is not clogged up by grass or a stick or something.
2007-09-04 05:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
your first answer is a good place to start
make sure you disconnect the spark plug before you do that however and tilt the lawn mower with the carburator up..that is lower the handle and use something to pin the handle down or hold the body of the mower up.
make sure that there isn't a lot of grass caught up on the body as that makes ejecting the grass more difficult.
the next thing is to look as see if the pull cord is off the pulling inside the cage that should be housing it. if it is not, the recoil spring may have parted or gotten off its travel path.
although you could repair that spring yourself, it is usually better to take it to a lawn mower shop. When it comes apart, it is about 85 feet of thing, twisting mainspring nightmare.
I have fixed a lot of these in my life just because I was too cheap to go to the lawn mower shop. But unless you have more money than time, I would not recommend it.
2007-09-04 06:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by magnetic_azimuth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The cord has either slipped off the interior reel, or it has knotted itself.
If you're very lucky, several GENTLE pulls, or a continuous (like a tug-of-war) pull may pull it through.
But, unfortunately, most of the time, you have to remove the outer cover to manipulate the jammed cord. This is EXTREMELY dangerous to both yourself and the environment, so I won't give any further details, except to say that, until you have freed the cord, you should disconnect the spark plug (you don't have to remove it), and make sure you are on firm ground, NOT grass or soil. Of course, once the cord is free, re-connect the spark plug!
Until you know EXACTLY what's wrong, DO ***NOT*** ADD OR APPLY GAS, OIL, OR LUBRICANTS OF ANY KIND!!! If you have ANY reservations about doing it yourself, seek the help of a knowledgeable neighbor or a local hardware store (a lot of times, retailers will help you at no charge, if they aren't too busy, but it would be nice if you gave them your business in the future; if you live in a small town, a nice, homemade pie would do the trick, too!).
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2007-09-04 07:17:58 · answer #3 · answered by skaizun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remove the spark plug, try to pull cord,
[have you had the mower on it,s side lately ?]
if it wont move then
remove the rewind, cover, check to see if the cord is stuck ,
2007-09-04 06:36:16 · answer #4 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had the same problem, so i took it to a mower shop ,it cost me 23$ for them to put a new pull cord assembly on it . in san diego
2007-09-04 07:04:27 · answer #5 · answered by frankie b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take off the cover careful not to loose the strind or u wind it remove debri reasemble and try it it should work if not it is in the shaft and u need to take it to the shop
2007-09-04 06:44:42 · answer #6 · answered by d the lepricon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you assert the carb isn't the subject.If this is actual (which I doubt) then it the two isn't getting spark(does not start up in any respect),or isn't getting compression(additionally does not start up).Get the carb.. jets wiped sparkling.Or blend some "B12" or "seafoam" on your gasoline to scrub them.
2016-11-14 04:18:44 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋