Husqvarna 390 Recoil Starter Woes

[brandonstc6]

Correct rewind, check part number, center screw tight, fiddled with it shifting it around while pulling and releasing pull cord? Coil tight and air conductor in correct position? 537003871

Part number is correct. I’ve tried moving it around and it didn’t seem to do much.


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[brandonstc6]

Did you loose the little collar washer that goes between the recoil housing and the chain brake handle?


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I was installing it without it since I haven’t put on the brake handle.


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[Skeans]

I was installing it without it since I haven’t put on the brake handle.


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If that is tightened without that spacer the starter will jam.


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[Huskybill]

Is the crank centered in the case? There’s a shiney mark on the end of the crank shaft it could be hitting the screw in the pull start.?

You have the correct screw in the pull start?

 

[brandonstc6]

I fixed the problem. I put a new flywheel on it and it fixed it. Thanks everyone for the input.


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[jrwied]

Huh I’m confused still what ended up being wrong with old one, Was there anything visible? Don’t just throw it away if u can’t see the reason. Maybe still good. Maybe just wasn’t torqued tight enough. I sheared a key recently with one that wasn’t torqued tight enough.

 

[brandonstc6]

I had it torqued down and I even had it off several times and it wouldn’t work. I guess the pawls were bent.


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[huskihl]

I bet it got tightened down without wiggling the rope to seat it in place. The center section of the recoil bent the pawls in

 

[Wood Doctor]

My Husqvarna 51 seemed to be doing about the same thing. I replaced the pawls but kept the same flywheel. That fixed it.